Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Hello! 6 months into 2023 and it's time for the top 10 books of the year so far. These are the best books of 2023, my favourite books I've read this year. We have some classic literature, some nonfiction, some historical fiction and a lot of great literary fiction. Let me know what your best books of the year so far are in the comments.

Books Mentioned
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Middlemarch by George Elliot
2:50 - Mona by Pola Oloixarac
4:36 - Still Born by Guadeloupe Nettle
6:25 - Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
8:39 - The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
10:36 - Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov
13:00 - The Giant O'Brien by Hilary Mantel
14:50 - Rebel Bodies by Sarah Graham
16:35 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
18:38 - On Beauty by Zadie Smith