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The best graphic novels of 2023, from broken families to a duckling called Norbert
Who said comics have to be comic? This year’s crop gave us haunted spas, apocalyptic visions – and the beauty of pastoral France
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The best poetry books of 2023: from Homer to the apocalypse
In the 16 best poetry books of the year, readers meet Shakespeare's wife and Chekhov's sisters, a French comte and a wild London hyena
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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
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The best sports books of 2023, from Bazball to gender wars
Political issues dominated the sporting shelf, whether historical or up-to-date, while fascinating biographies appeared in every field
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The best new science books of 2022
Face your fears! Make this the year you finally gets to grips with the Metaverse, incoming asteroids – and torture-happy wasps
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The 20 best poetry books of 2022 to buy for Christmas
This year's best poetry collections were filled with wild fantasies – from Greek myths and robot birds to a book narrated by an eyeball
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Best travel books to buy for Christmas 2022
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
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Big ideas: 2022’s best new smart thinking, psychology and sociology books
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
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The best music books of 2022, from Bob Dylan to Nick Cave
From Bono's heartfelt riffs to Jarvis Cocker’s bin bags, music books went maverick this year
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Armchair travelling this Christmas? These are 2022’s most stunning travel photography books
This year's crop of books tackled war, climate change, the natural world – and the quiet beauty of sitting in a sunny park
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The best 2022 books to make sense of weird, wild world of British politics
From the integration of Islam to the brief reign of Prime Minister Liz Truss, this year's best politics books defended liberal ideals
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The best books to understand the world in 2022
This year's foreign affairs books reflect on what lessons – if any – can we learn from the world’s worst trouble spots
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The best children’s books for Christmas 2022 – including Cressida Cowell’s new series
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
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Best history books 2022: from Nazi Billionaires to Antony Beevor’s Russia
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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'The Fortnight in September is a hidden gem': Readers on their favourite book of 2022 so far
Looking for ideas for your next book binge? Find out what our readers have recommended
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'The Lincoln Highway is the best book I've read in ages': Readers on their favourite books of 2021
From bestseller fiction to memoirs and self-help, find out what our readers' favourite books were in 2021
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The best new novels and fiction books to buy for Christmas 2021
From Sally Rooney’s anxious millennials to Jonathan Franzen’s priapic pastor, the year’s best novels sought clarity amid the chaos
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The best children's books of 2020
Not all snowflakes are found on Twitter. Here's our roundup of the best books for children with independent minds
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The 50 best books of 2020
Our critics round up the year's best reads, from thought-provoking non-fiction to page-turning thrillers
