The best crime books of 2023, from Mick Herron to Robert Galbraith
This year saw a bumper crop of historical fiction, some traditional whodunits and more than one big-ticket novel that badly needed an editor
This year saw a bumper crop of historical fiction, some traditional whodunits and more than one big-ticket novel that badly needed an editor
This year's best poetry collections were filled with wild fantasies – from Greek myths and robot birds to a book narrated by an eyeball
From the footpaths of Scotland to the refugee trails of Mexico, travel books this year provide food for thought – and a prod out the door
From Frans de Waal’s Different to Lucy Cooke’s Bitch, 2022's brainiest non-fiction used zoology to re-examine what it means to be human
Fiction’s big names – from Ian McEwan to Cormac McCarthy – disappointed this year, but a brilliant new generation are taking their place
As Prince Harry prepared to launch his own salvo, we endured a scattershot of royal biographies – some spot on, others wide of the mark
Queen Elizabeth II was visited by two very special bears, and the matchgirls went on strike, in this year's crop of writing for children
A hot streak of histories brought everyone from Teddy Boys in trattorias to Fascist collaborators and Irish assassins roaring back to life
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From bestseller fiction to memoirs and self-help, find out what our readers' favourite books were in 2021
From Sally Rooney’s anxious millennials to Jonathan Franzen’s priapic pastor, the year’s best novels sought clarity amid the chaos
From Westminster to Wandsworth prison – tales of a turbulent 12 months in our nation’s history
Internet extremists, the broiling Sunni-Shia conflict, and an ascendant Russia - these are the books to help you predict 2021's fault lines
Our poetry critic recommends otherworldly collections – from dark sci-fi to an absurdist verse novel – and suggests a couple to avoid
These rock memoirs glitter with stardust, but even the most colourful characters have their dark side
In a year of mass protests and toppled statues, some clear-eyed historians helped put our present chaos into perspective
From fossilised iPhones to the joys of not showering, non-fiction ranged far and wide this year
Let science writers take you on one hell of a trip – from magic mushrooms to potatoes on Mars