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The Spectator's Best Books of 2015

Here is a list of The Spectator's (UK) best books of the year 2015. How many of these have you read?
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10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
1
Ben Lerner
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear (James Shapiro)
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear
2
James Shapiro
Affirming: Letters 1975–1997 (Isaiah Berlin)
Affirming: Letters 1975–1997
3
Isaiah Berlin
Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong (Morten Jerven)
Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong
4
Morten Jerven
Balfour's World (Nancy W. Ellenberger)
Balfour's World
5
Nancy W. Ellenberger
Benjamin West and the Struggle to Be Modern (Loyd Grossman)
Benjamin West and the Struggle to Be Modern
6
Loyd Grossman
Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen (Mary Norris)
Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
7
Mary Norris
The Blue Guitar (John Banville)
The Blue Guitar
8
John Banville
The Blue Touch Paper (David Hare)
The Blue Touch Paper
9
David Hare
Cartoons, Columns and Curlicues (Osbert Lancaster)
Cartoons, Columns and Curlicues
10
Osbert Lancaster
Charles Williams: The Third Inkling (Grevel Lindop)
Charles Williams: The Third Inkling
11
Grevel Lindop
The Crocodile Tomb (Michelle Paver)
The Crocodile Tomb
12
Michelle Paver
Dancing in the Dark: My Struggle (Book 4) (Karl Ove Knausgård)
Dancing in the Dark: My Struggle (Book 4)
13
Karl Ove Knausgård
Deep South (Theroux)
Deep South
14
Theroux
Dictator (Robert Harris)
Dictator
15
Robert Harris
A Different Kind of Weather (William Waldegrave)
A Different Kind of Weather
16
William Waldegrave
Disclaimer (Renee Knight)
Disclaimer
17
Renee Knight
Dogs of Courage (Clare Campbell)
Dogs of Courage
18
Clare Campbell
The Doldrums (Nicholas Gannon)
The Doldrums
19
Nicholas Gannon
Edmund Campion: A Scholarly Life (Gerard Kilroy)
Edmund Campion: A Scholarly Life
20
Gerard Kilroy
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka (John Gimlette)
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka
21
John Gimlette
Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke (Richard Bourke)
Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke
22
Richard Bourke
Everything Is Happening: Journey Into a Painting (Michael Jacobs)
Everything Is Happening: Journey Into a Painting
23
Michael Jacobs
Farthest Field (Raghu Karnad)
Farthest Field
24
Raghu Karnad
The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of Being in the Digital World (Laurence Scott)
The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of Being in the Digital World
25
Laurence Scott
Frank Auerbach: Speaking and Painting (Catherine Lampert)
Frank Auerbach: Speaking and Painting
26
Catherine Lampert
Frederick the Great: King of Prussia (Tim Blanning)
Frederick the Great: King of Prussia
27
Tim Blanning
The Fugitives (Panos Karnezis)
The Fugitives
28
Panos Karnezis
Gabrielle Petit: The Death and Life of a Female Spy in the First World War (Sophie De Schaepdrijver)
Gabrielle Petit: The Death and Life of a Female Spy in the First World War
29
Sophie De Schaepdrijver
Glory (Rachel Billington)
Glory
30
Rachel Billington
A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson)
A God in Ruins
31
Kate Atkinson
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (Lawrence Wright)
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
32
Lawrence Wright
Gothic for the Steam Age (Gavin Stamp)
Gothic for the Steam Age
33
Gavin Stamp
Grandpa's Great Escape (David Walliams)
Grandpa's Great Escape
34
David Walliams
The Great British Dream Factory (Dominic Sandbrook)
The Great British Dream Factory
35
Dominic Sandbrook
The Green Road (Anne Enright)
The Green Road
36
Anne Enright
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers (Max Porter)
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers
37
Max Porter
Have You Been Good? (Vanessa Nicolson)
Have You Been Good?
38
Vanessa Nicolson
Heartsong (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
Heartsong
39
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Hotel Years: Wanderings in Europe Between the Wars (Joseph Roth)
Hotel Years: Wanderings in Europe Between the Wars
40
Joseph Roth
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