Best books of 2013

From The Burning Ground by Roselle Angwin to JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, Guardian readers pick their favourite reads of 2013

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

The shock of the new has given way to the comfort of the old in this year's bestseller list, with plenty of football and blokey chefs, writes John Dugdale

From Sebastian Faulks's Jeeves and the Wedding Bells to Patrick Ness's More Than This to Alan Johnson's This Boy, Guardian readers pick their favourite reads of 2013

Indie bookshops from all over the UK use their expertise and 'handsellers'' passion to choose their books of the year

As the year draws to a close, it's time to reflect on the best books published over the last 12 months

From picture books for toddlers to novels for teens, Julia Eccleshare and Michelle Pauli choose this year's standout titles

We round up the pick of this year's titles for adults and grown-ups alike, and hear from the biographer Hermione Lee as well as the nature writer Patrick Barkham