Most of us read most of what we read at night in bed. Fairy Lullabies by Allan and Linda Parry (O Books,£4.99) is an ideal introduction for us children to all the different kinds of fairies that share our world.

Warning bells should ring when someone claims to be experienced in most healing practices and alternative medicines. Even the word alternative is so, well, 1980's. That all saidThe Healing Sourcebook by David Vennells (O Books, £14.99) is really an introduction to complementary therapies.

Another truly inspiring story is told in Karen Darke’s If You Fall (O Books, £9.99). Paralysed in a rock climbing accident when she was 21, Karen fought back to go on to organise and take part in adventure holidays that I wouldn’t even dream of tackling.

Linking in with colour, Feng Shui is another powerful influence in our lives. Richard Ashworth decided to put the theories to the test.The Feng Shui Diaries (O Books,£9.99) is not a self-help book.

June McLeod's Colours of the Soul (O Books, £11.99) is a brilliant introduction into how we can learn to harness and use these power of colour to achieve our dreams.

Back to the psychic investigations now with the charming Tony Stockwell's new book The Psychic Case Files (Hodder Mobius, £12.99). Tony has had several series on Living TV and has appeared in evenings of mediumship all over the country. His previous book Embracing Eternity illustrated his gentle solid and convincing understanding of the spirit realm and how connections can be made for our benefit. In this book he investigates real life cases of crime and unsolved mysteries in his own unique and self effacing style.

Barbara Meiklejohn-Free is a wonderful healer and spiritual teacher long known as The Highland Seer . We were lucky to get an advanced copy of her new book The Heart of All Knowing which is being published in September (O Books, (£9.99). In the book she explains that 'Seers make a simple choice to awaken in this lifetime from who we are not'.

From tree-hugging to self-hugging with The 7 Aha!s of Highly Enlightened Souls by Mike George (O Books,£5.99). Mike has a funny clear cut style and his aim is to point out the illusions, myths and obstacles that keep us from stress-free happiness. Sounds good?

Being a bit of a tree-hugger myself I delighted to see The Tree that Talked by Jenny Smedley (O Books, £10.99). It's a wonderful spiritual mystery novel which intertwines elements of nature wisdom, tree lore and past lives where a young woman's life and spirit are literally tangled in the roots of an ancient oak tree.