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The 25 best books of the year, from Zadie Smith to Paul Murray

Our chief books critic Martin Chilton and arts editor Jessie Thompson round up 2023’s best reads, from captivating novels to moving memoirs

Thursday 18 January 2024 08:46
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<p>It’s been a great year for reading... here are our tops picks of 2023 </p>

It’s been a great year for reading... here are our tops picks of 2023

A new novel from Zadie Smith, a bible for Noughties pop fans, a feminist perspective on George Orwell and a doorstopper biography on Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton – it’s been a very good year of reading.

Here’s our pick of the best books of 2023...

25. Weirdo by Sara Pascoe

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