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The Guardian's Best Books of 2017 - Writers Pick Their Favorites (Part One)

"Funny, outrageous, touching, intimate, gorgeous' … writers from George Saunders to Ali Smith pick their favourite reads of the past year"
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The Once and Future Liberal (Mark Lilla)
The Once and Future Liberal
1
Mark Lilla
There Your Heart Lies (Mary Gordon)
There Your Heart Lies
2
Mary Gordon
Angel Hill (Michael Longley)
Angel Hill
3
Michael Longley
Becoming Myself (Irvin D.Yalom)
Becoming Myself
4
Irvin D.Yalom
All Things Remembered (Goldie)
All Things Remembered
5
Goldie
Wonder Beyond Belief (Navid Kermani)
Wonder Beyond Belief
6
Navid Kermani
Insomniac Dreams (Vladimir Nabokov)
Insomniac Dreams
7
Vladimir Nabokov
David Bowie: A Life (Dylan Jones)
David Bowie: A Life
8
Dylan Jones
Fasting and Feasting (Adam Federman)
Fasting and Feasting
9
Adam Federman
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
10
George Saunders
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
11
Ali Smith
A Legacy of Spies (John Le Carre)
A Legacy of Spies
12
John Le Carre
Dare Not Linger (Nelson Mandela)
Dare Not Linger
13
Nelson Mandela
Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization (Branko Milanovic)
Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization
14
Branko Milanovic
To Die in Spring (Ralf Rothmann)
To Die in Spring
15
Ralf Rothmann
Anything Is Possible (Elizabeth Strout)
Anything Is Possible
16
Elizabeth Strout
Reservoir 13 (Jon McGregor)
Reservoir 13
17
Jon McGregor
Bystanders (Tara Laskowski)
Bystanders
18
Tara Laskowski
Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
Swing Time
19
Zadie Smith
After Kathy Acker (Chris Kraus)
After Kathy Acker
20
Chris Kraus
Bluets (Maggie Nelson)
Bluets
21
Maggie Nelson
Midwinter Break (Bernard MacLaverty)
Midwinter Break
22
Bernard MacLaverty
When We Speak of Nothing (Olumide Popoola)
When We Speak of Nothing
23
Olumide Popoola
Kingdom of Gravity (Nick Makoha)
Kingdom of Gravity
24
Nick Makoha
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
25
Reni Eddo-Lodge
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
26
Thi Bui
La Belle Sauvage (Phillip Pullman)
La Belle Sauvage
27
Phillip Pullman
The Secret Life of Cows (Rosamund Young)
The Secret Life of Cows
28
Rosamund Young
The 7th Function of Language (Laurent Binet)
The 7th Function of Language
29
Laurent Binet
The House of Government (Yuri Slezkine)
The House of Government
30
Yuri Slezkine
The Sparsholt Affair (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Sparsholt Affair
31
Alan Hollinghurst
Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret (Craig Brown)
Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret
32
Craig Brown
How Not to Be a Boy (Robert Webb)
How Not to Be a Boy
33
Robert Webb
Little Me (Matt Lucas)
Little Me
34
Matt Lucas
This Is Going to Hurt (Adam Kay)
This Is Going to Hurt
35
Adam Kay
Wind Resistance (Karine Polwart)
Wind Resistance
36
Karine Polwart
Thoreau and the Language of Trees (Richard Higgins)
Thoreau and the Language of Trees
37
Richard Higgins
Mural (Mahmoud Darwish)
Mural
38
Mahmoud Darwish
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
39
Sebastian Barry
The Long Drop (Denise Mina)
The Long Drop
40
Denise Mina
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