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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
1
Megan Nolan
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (Paula Byrne)
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym
2
Paula Byrne
Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City (Edmund Richardson)
Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City
3
Edmund Richardson
The Amur River: Between Russia and China (Colin Thubron)
The Amur River: Between Russia and China
4
Colin Thubron
Art of the Extreme 1905-1914 (Philip Hook)
Art of the Extreme 1905-1914
5
Philip Hook
Arthur: The Always King (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
Arthur: The Always King
6
Kevin Crossley-Holland
As We Were (David Hargreaves)
As We Were
7
David Hargreaves
At Christmas We Feast: Festive Food Through the Ages (Annie Gray)
At Christmas We Feast: Festive Food Through the Ages
8
Annie Gray
Bad Apple (Huw Lewis Jones)
Bad Apple
9
Huw Lewis Jones
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
10
Sally Rooney
Behold the Dark Gray Man (Katharine Campbell)
Behold the Dark Gray Man
11
Katharine Campbell
Books Do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science (Richard Dawkins)
Books Do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science
12
Richard Dawkins
Burning Man: The Ascent of D.H Lawrence (Frances Wilson)
Burning Man: The Ascent of D.H Lawrence
13
Frances Wilson
Case Study (Graeme MacRae Burnet)
Case Study
14
Graeme MacRae Burnet
Children of the Quicksands (Efua Traoré)
Children of the Quicksands
15
Efua Traoré
The Christmas Pig (J.K. Rowling)
The Christmas Pig
16
J.K. Rowling
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
17
Jonathan Franzen
The Dark Remains (William McIlvanney & Ian Rankin)
The Dark Remains
18
William McIlvanney & Ian Rankin
The Diaries 1938-43 (Henry 'Chips' Channon)
The Diaries 1938-43
19
Henry 'Chips' Channon
Do Not Disturb (Michela Wrong)
Do Not Disturb
20
Michela Wrong
Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists (Simon Martin)
Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists
21
Simon Martin
The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London (Catherine Ostler)
The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London
22
Catherine Ostler
End to End (Paul Jones)
End to End
23
Paul Jones
The Four Horsemen and the Hope of a New Age (Emily Mayhew)
The Four Horsemen and the Hope of a New Age
24
Emily Mayhew
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History (Lea Ypi)
Free: Coming of Age at the End of History
25
Lea Ypi
George V: Never a Dull Moment (Jane Ridley)
George V: Never a Dull Moment
26
Jane Ridley
The Gun, the Ship and the Pen (Linda Colley)
The Gun, the Ship and the Pen
27
Linda Colley
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
28
Colson Whitehead
Hide and Seek (Robin Scott-Elliot)
Hide and Seek
29
Robin Scott-Elliot
Home in the World (Amartya Sen)
Home in the World
30
Amartya Sen
The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World (Marie Favereau)
The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World
31
Marie Favereau
The Hummingbird (Sandro Veronesi)
The Hummingbird
32
Sandro Veronesi
Illuminating Natural History: The Art and Science of Mark Catesby (Henrietta McBurney)
Illuminating Natural History: The Art and Science of Mark Catesby
33
Henrietta McBurney
In Memory of Memory (Maria Stepanova)
In Memory of Memory
34
Maria Stepanova
The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die (Katie Engelhart)
The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die
35
Katie Engelhart
Intensive Care (Gavin Francis)
Intensive Care
36
Gavin Francis
The Island of Missing Trees (Elif Shafak)
The Island of Missing Trees
37
Elif Shafak
The Jigsaw Man (Nadine Matheson)
The Jigsaw Man
38
Nadine Matheson
The King's Painter: The Life of Hans Holbein (Franny Moyle)
The King's Painter: The Life of Hans Holbein
39
Franny Moyle
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
40
Kazuo Ishiguro
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