Waterstones Blog: Best of 2023

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Whether you’re passionate about politics or crazy for crime, a firm fiction fan or a champion of children’s books - you can’t afford to miss our selections of the very best publishing that 2023 has to offer, across all major genres.

The Best Books of 2023: Fiction

From Zadie Smith to Sebastian Faulks, discover the novels and short story collections we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Crime & Thrillers

From Richard Osman to Ann Cleeves, discover the crime novels and thrillers we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

From Cassandra Clare to Brandon Sanderson, discover the science fiction, fantasy and horror we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: History

From Peter Frankopan to Mary Beard, discover the history books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Entertainment

From Patrick Stewart to Miriam Margolyes, discover the entertainment books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Children's Fiction

From Katherine Rundell to Jamie Smart, discover the children's fiction we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Food & Drink

From Jamie Oliver to Sabrina Ghayour, discover the food and drink books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Biography

From Hilary Mantel to Walter Isaacson, discover the biographies and memoirs we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Politics

From Rory Stewart to Naomi Klein, discover the politics books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Sport

From Sarina Wiegman to Stuart Broad, discover the sport books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Humour & Puzzle Books

From Private Eye to Cain's Jawbone, discover the humour and puzzle books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Teenage & Young Adult

From Alice Oseman to Benjamin Dean, discover the teenage and young adult books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Music

From Britney Spears to Paul McCartney, discover the music books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Nature & Travel

From Isabella Tree to Chris Broad, discover the nature and travel books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Art, Architecture & Fashion

From Florian Gadsby to Laura Cumming, discover the art, architecture and fashion books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Manga

From Junji Ito to Tatsuya Endo, discover the manga we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Popular Science

From Carlo Rovelli to Cat Bohannon, discover the popular science books we've loved this year.

The Best Books of 2023: Baby & Toddler

From Julia Donaldson to Joseph Coelho, discover the baby and toddler books we've loved this year.