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My Books of the Year 2023

Romantic Comedy Curtis SittenfeldThe Running Grave Robert GalbraithSoldier Sailor Claire KilroyThe Marriage Portrait Maggie O’Farrell

 

 

 

 

One of the stand-out novels I read in 2023 was Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld which is a fun and refreshingly original take on the genre. I also really enjoyed The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith which is the seventh outing for Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott’s detective agency as they infiltrate a sinister cult in Norfolk. Continue reading

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My Most Anticipated Books of 2023

Really Good Actually Monica HeiseyRomantic Comedy Curtis SittenfeldA Thread of Violence Mark O’ConnellThe Fraud Zadie Smith

 

 

 

 

There are lots of new books due in 2023 which I’m looking forward to reading and my list continues to expand by the day. All publication dates where known apply to the United Kingdom only.

There are some promising looking debut novels out in January including Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey loosely based on the author’s experience of getting divorced in her late 20s and We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman about female friendship. Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater is one of the most intriguing crime fiction debut titles and will be published in April. Continue reading

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