Books
Best children’s and teens books of 2020
Wintry fantasy, young detectives, the return of Lyra and Pan - plus poetry for everyone
Imogen Russell Williams
28, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM
Best science books of 2020
Tidy bedrooms, how to deal with future pandemics, the human side to Stephen Hawking and pictures in the sand
Katy Guest
28, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM
Best stocking filler books of 2020
From cats to meatballs to monsters: here are five little treasures to liven up your festive giving
Justine Jordan
28, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM
Best nature books of 2020
From the debate on land ownership to the unexpected joys of lockdown; books that explore our relationship with nature
Patrick Barkham
28, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM
Best poetry books of 2020
Clive James’s joyous farewell, David Bowie speaks to Simon Armitage – and sounds of the city from Caleb Femi
Rishi Dastidar
28, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM
Best comics and graphic novels of 2020
An award-winning tale of rival ice-cream sellers, a migrant Syrian family’s experiences of the US and a superhero in drag are just some of the highlights
James Smart
28, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM
Best fiction of 2020
Hilary Mantel, Ali Smith and Tsitsi Dangarembga completed landmark series, Martin Amis turned to autofiction and Elena Ferrante returned to Naples – plus a host of brilliant debuts
Justine Jordan
28, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM
Best books about ideas of 2020
How to succeed at failing, a fun journey towards the apocalypse, and human nature – good or bad?
Steven Poole
28, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM
Russian Roulette: The Life and Times of Graham Greene review – addicted to danger
A new biography, by Richard Greene, insists there was more to the author than ‘sex, books and depression’
Blake Morrison
28, Nov, 2020 @7:30 AM
From Doctor Who to hackers: how we came to live in 'cyber' times
After Donald Trump’s widely mocked ‘Space Force’, the UK government has announced it wants to create a ‘Cyber Force’
Steven Poole
28, Nov, 2020 @7:00 AM
Eleanor review: sensitive and superb biography of a true American giant
With a flaws-and-all study of a woman who strode the world in the name of democracy, David Michaelis hits new heights
Rosemary Bray McNatt
28, Nov, 2020 @6:00 AM
Passing sentences … what’s the worst kind of book thief?
Theft is never a great thing, but there must be a special place in hell for those who steal shared cultural treasures from libraries
Shaun Bythell
27, Nov, 2020 @2:00 PM
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