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The 10 best books of 2023

Fresh talents and literary greats alike have produced some of the most engaging, moving and powerful books of the year

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Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song shouldn't have won the Booker

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Jungle House by Julianne Pachico is an affecting AI mystery

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The Pole and Other Stories shows J M Coetzee is one of the world’s greatest writers

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Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford, review: An invigorating, ambitious murder mystery

Article thumbnail: Irish writer Paul Lynch poses during a photo session at the Paris Book Fair 2019 (salon du livre) at the Parc des Expositions in Paris on March 17, 2019. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Irish writer Paul Lynch poses during a photo session at the Paris Book Fair 2019 (salon du livre) at the Parc des Expositions in Paris on March 17, 2019. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)
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