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The Listener Best Books of 2023

Here is a list of the New Zealand Listener's best books of the year 2023. How many of these have you read?
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After the Funeral and Other Stories (Tessa Hadley)
After the Funeral and Other Stories
1
Tessa Hadley
Ahuahu (David Towns)
Ahuahu
2
David Towns
All the Sinners Bleed (S. A. Crosby)
All the Sinners Bleed
3
S. A. Crosby
Always Never Always (Meg McKinlay)
Always Never Always
4
Meg McKinlay
An Intimate History of Evolution (Alison Bashford)
An Intimate History of Evolution
5
Alison Bashford
Aroha: Maori Wisdom for a Contented Life (Hinemoa Elder)
Aroha: Maori Wisdom for a Contented Life
6
Hinemoa Elder
At the Bach (Joy Cowley)
At the Bach
7
Joy Cowley
At the Point of Seeing (Megan Kitching)
At the Point of Seeing
8
Megan Kitching
Atlas (Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker)
Atlas
9
Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker
Audition (Pip Adam)
Audition
10
Pip Adam
Be Mine (Richard Ford)
Be Mine
11
Richard Ford
Beatrice Likes the Dark (April Genevieve Tucholke)
Beatrice Likes the Dark
12
April Genevieve Tucholke
The Bee Sting (Paul Murray)
The Bee Sting
13
Paul Murray
Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From (Annette Bay Pimentel)
Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From
14
Annette Bay Pimentel
Before George (Deborah Robertson)
Before George
15
Deborah Robertson
Below (David Hill)
Below
16
David Hill
A Better Place (Stephen Daisley)
A Better Place
17
Stephen Daisley
Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-90 (Katja Hoyer)
Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-90
18
Katja Hoyer
The Big Con (Marianna Mazzucato)
The Big Con
19
Marianna Mazzucato
Big Fat Brown Bitch (Tusiata Avia)
Big Fat Brown Bitch
20
Tusiata Avia
Bird Life (Anna Smaill)
Bird Life
21
Anna Smaill
Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)
Birnam Wood
22
Eleanor Catton
Biter (Claudia Jardine)
Biter
23
Claudia Jardine
Blood & Dirt (Jared Davidson)
Blood & Dirt
24
Jared Davidson
The Bone Tree (Airana Ngarewa)
The Bone Tree
25
Airana Ngarewa
Borderland (Graham Akhurst)
Borderland
26
Graham Akhurst
Caged (Susan Brocker)
Caged
27
Susan Brocker
Cahokia Jazz (Francis Spufford)
Cahokia Jazz
28
Francis Spufford
Caring for Your Lion (Tammi Sauer)
Caring for Your Lion
29
Tammi Sauer
Coney (David Minty)
Coney
30
David Minty
Count the Stars (Raewyn Caisley)
Count the Stars
31
Raewyn Caisley
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
32
Abraham Verghese
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism (Martin Wolf)
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
33
Martin Wolf
Critters of Aotearoa (Nicola Toki)
Critters of Aotearoa
34
Nicola Toki
Cuddy (Benjamin Myers)
Cuddy
35
Benjamin Myers
Dark Ride (Lou Berney)
Dark Ride
36
Lou Berney
Day (Michael Cunningham)
Day
37
Michael Cunningham
The Deck (Fiona Farrell)
The Deck
38
Fiona Farrell
Deep Colour (Diana Bridge)
Deep Colour
39
Diana Bridge
Dice (Claire Baylis)
Dice
40
Claire Baylis
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