Best books of 2012

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Readers' books of the year 2013: part 2

From Lionel Shriver's Big Brother to Jim Crace's Harvest, and from Ruth Rendell's No Man's Nightingale to Iain Banks' The Quarry, Guardian readers pick their favourite reads of 2013

28, Dec, 2013 @10:00 AM

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Your books of the year

From history to fiction, politics to poetry, Guardian readers pick their favourite reads of 2012

28, Dec, 2012 @10:55 PM

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The 2012 books quiz of the year

It was the year of Fifty Shades and Hilary Mantel, but were you paying attention? Find out in our literary quiz

21, Dec, 2012 @11:45 PM

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Top 20 food and drink books of 2012

From chopping your own tree to making 'crack pie' or potatoes that look like stones, there's more to our top 20 food and drink books of 2012 than simple recipes

09, Dec, 2012 @12:01 AM

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Best photography books of 2012

Sean O'Hagan applauds blockbuster retrospectives and innovative ideas

Sean O'Hagan

02, Dec, 2012 @12:05 AM

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Best art books of 2012 – review
Lives and works of old masters and new are revisited by Peter Conrad

Peter Conrad

01, Dec, 2012 @11:00 AM

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Best architecture books of 2012
There's something to suit every taste in this selection of books about buildings, writes Rowan Moore

Rowan Moore

01, Dec, 2012 @10:00 AM

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Christmas gifts 2012: the best audiobooks
Sue Arnold listens to Bond, not bonking

Sue Arnold

30, Nov, 2012 @10:55 PM

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Christmas gifts 2012: the best biographies
Kathryn Hughes chooses her favourite lives

Kathryn Hughes

30, Nov, 2012 @10:55 PM

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Christmas gifts 2012: the best crime and thriller books
Christmas gifts 2012: the best crime and thriller books. Chosen by Laura Wilson

Laura Wilson

30, Nov, 2012 @10:55 PM

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Christmas gifts 2012: the best wildlife books
Stephen Moss chooses his favourite books about the natural world

Stephen Moss

30, Nov, 2012 @10:55 PM

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Christmas gifts 2012: the best children's books
Julia Eccleshare picks titles to inform and enchant

Julia Eccleshare

30, Nov, 2012 @10:49 PM

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