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The Spectator's Best Books of 2021

Here is a list of The Spectator's (UK) best books of the year 2021. How many of these have you read?
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Acts of Desperation (Megan Nolan)
Acts of Desperation
Megan Nolan
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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (Paula Byrne)
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym
Paula Byrne
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Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City (Edmund Richardson)
Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City
Edmund Richardson
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The Amur River: Between Russia and China (Colin Thubron)
The Amur River: Between Russia and China
Colin Thubron
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Art of the Extreme 1905-1914 (Philip Hook)
Art of the Extreme 1905-1914
Philip Hook
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Arthur: The Always King (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
Arthur: The Always King
Kevin Crossley-Holland
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As We Were (David Hargreaves)
As We Were
David Hargreaves
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At Christmas We Feast: Festive Food Through the Ages (Annie Gray)
At Christmas We Feast: Festive Food Through the Ages
Annie Gray
9
Bad Apple (Huw Lewis Jones)
Bad Apple
Huw Lewis Jones
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Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney
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Behold the Dark Gray Man (Katharine Campbell)
Behold the Dark Gray Man
Katharine Campbell
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Books Do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science (Richard Dawkins)
Books Do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science
Richard Dawkins
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Burning Man: The Ascent of D.H Lawrence (Frances Wilson)
Burning Man: The Ascent of D.H Lawrence
Frances Wilson
14
Case Study (Graeme MacRae Burnet)
Case Study
Graeme MacRae Burnet
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Children of the Quicksands (Efua Traoré)
Children of the Quicksands
Efua Traoré
16
The Christmas Pig (J.K. Rowling)
The Christmas Pig
J.K. Rowling
17
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen
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The Dark Remains (William McIlvanney & Ian Rankin)
The Dark Remains
William McIlvanney & Ian Rankin
19
The Diaries 1938-43 (Henry 'Chips' Channon)
The Diaries 1938-43
Henry 'Chips' Channon
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Do Not Disturb (Michela Wrong)
Do Not Disturb
Michela Wrong
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Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists (Simon Martin)
Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists
Simon Martin
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The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London (Catherine Ostler)
The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London
Catherine Ostler
23
End to End (Paul Jones)
End to End
Paul Jones
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The Four Horsemen and the Hope of a New Age (Emily Mayhew)
The Four Horsemen and the Hope of a New Age
Emily Mayhew
25
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History (Lea Ypi)
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History
Lea Ypi
26
George V: Never a Dull Moment (Jane Ridley)
George V: Never a Dull Moment
Jane Ridley
27
The Gun, the Ship and the Pen (Linda Colley)
The Gun, the Ship and the Pen
Linda Colley
28
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
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Hide and Seek (Robin Scott-Elliot)
Hide and Seek
Robin Scott-Elliot
30
Home in the World (Amartya Sen)
Home in the World
Amartya Sen
31
The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World (Marie Favereau)
The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World
Marie Favereau
32
The Hummingbird (Sandro Veronesi)
The Hummingbird
Sandro Veronesi
33
Illuminating Natural History: The Art and Science of Mark Catesby (Henrietta McBurney)
Illuminating Natural History: The Art and Science of Mark Catesby
Henrietta McBurney
34
In Memory of Memory (Maria Stepanova)
In Memory of Memory
Maria Stepanova
35
The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die (Katie Engelhart)
The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die
Katie Engelhart
36
Intensive Care (Gavin Francis)
Intensive Care
Gavin Francis
37
The Island of Missing Trees (Elif Shafak)
The Island of Missing Trees
Elif Shafak
38
The Jigsaw Man (Nadine Matheson)
The Jigsaw Man
Nadine Matheson
39
The King's Painter: The Life of Hans Holbein (Franny Moyle)
The King's Painter: The Life of Hans Holbein
Franny Moyle
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Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
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