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Best books of the year

3 December 2022

  • history and politics

    Best books 2022
    The best history and politics books of 2022

  • Graphic Novels

    Best books 2022
    The best comics and graphic novels of 2022

  • Food

    Best books 2022
    The best food books of 2022

  • Sport

    Best books 2022
    Five of the best sport books of 2022

  • Best books 2022
    The best music books of 2022

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    Best fiction of 2022

  • Best books 2022
    Best children’s and YA books of 2022

  • 2022 in Culture
    The best books of 2022

  • 2022 in Culture
    The best poetry books of 2022

8 December 2021

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    Best books of 2021
    The best books of 2021

  • The best music books of 2021.

    Best books of 2021
    Best music books of 2021

7 December 2021

  • The best graphic novels of 2021.

    Best books of 2021
    Best comics and graphic novels of 2021

    Alison Bechdel on her exercise obsession and a spectacular cold war epic from Marvel veteran Barry Windsor-Smith are among this year’s finest
  • The best science books of 2021.

    Best books of 2021
    The best science books of 2021

    Quarantine, the climate crisis, genetics and mysterious illnesses come under the microscope in this year’s highlights
  • The best sport books of 2021.

    Best books of 2021
    Best sport books of 2021

    Memoirs by Billie Jean King and Rob Burrow, Michael Holding on racism in sport and the story of Barça

6 December 2021

  • The best children’s books of 2021.

    Best books of 2021
    The best children’s and YA books of 2021

  • The best poetry books of 2021.

    Best books of 2021
    The best poetry books of 2021

4 December 2021

  • The best autobiographies and memoirs of 2021.

    Best books of 2021
    Best biographies and memoirs of 2021

  • Best fiction of 2021

    Best books of 2021
    Best fiction of 2021

3 December 2021

  • The best food books of 2021.

    Best books of 2021
    The best food books of 2021

  • The best science fiction of 2021.

    Best books of 2021
    Five of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2021

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