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'The Times': 100 Best Summer Reads 2023

Recent books recommended by The Times Saturday Review and The Sunday Times Culture: the first 50 are non-fiction, the rest are fiction.
1-14: History
15-25: Lives
26-36: Art, Literature and Pop Music
37-43: Politics and Society
44-48: Science and Environment
49-50: Health
51-75: Literary Fiction
76-80- Crime
81-85: Thrillers
86-90: Historical
91-95: Sci-Fi
96-100: Popular
100-110: Holiday Classics
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Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-90 (Katja Hoyer)
Beyond the Wall: East Germany 1949-90
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Katja Hoyer
The Wager (David Grann)
The Wager
2
David Grann
The Earth Transformed (Peter Frankopan)
The Earth Transformed
3
Peter Frankopan
The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown (Anna Keay)
The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
4
Anna Keay
The Lion House (Christopher De Bellaigue)
The Lion House
5
Christopher De Bellaigue
Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 (Max Hastings)
Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
6
Max Hastings
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues (Jonathan Kennedy)
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
7
Jonathan Kennedy
The Battle of the Beams: The Secret Science of Radar (Tom Whipple)
The Battle of the Beams: The Secret Science of Radar
8
Tom Whipple
Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848-49 (Christopher Clark)
Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848-49
9
Christopher Clark
Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle (Ben Macintyre)
Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle
10
Ben Macintyre
The House of Dudley (Joanne Paul)
The House of Dudley
11
Joanne Paul
A Village in the Third Reich (Julia Boyd)
A Village in the Third Reich
12
Julia Boyd
The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England (Jonathan Healey)
The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England
13
Jonathan Healey
Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age (Tom Holland)
Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
14
Tom Holland
Lady Caroline Lamb (Antonia Fraser)
Lady Caroline Lamb
15
Antonia Fraser
Spare (Prince Harry)
Spare
16
Prince Harry
Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces (Robert Douglas-Fairhurst)
Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces
17
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Toy Fights: A Boyhood (Don Paterson)
Toy Fights: A Boyhood
18
Don Paterson
Strong Female Character (Fern Brady)
Strong Female Character
19
Fern Brady
Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia (Hadley Freeman)
Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia
20
Hadley Freeman
This Ragged Grace: A Memoir of Recovery and Renewal (Octavia Bright)
This Ragged Grace: A Memoir of Recovery and Renewal
21
Octavia Bright
Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets: Life in the Hardware Shop (Tom Fort)
Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets: Life in the Hardware Shop
22
Tom Fort
You Are Not Alone (Cariad Lloyd)
You Are Not Alone
23
Cariad Lloyd
Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage (Jonny Steinberg)
Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
24
Jonny Steinberg
Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival (Daniel Finkelstein)
Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival
25
Daniel Finkelstein
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma (Claire Dederer)
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
26
Claire Dederer
Ways of Life: Jim Ede and the Kettle's Yard Artists (Laura Freeman)
Ways of Life: Jim Ede and the Kettle's Yard Artists
27
Laura Freeman
Reach for the Stars: 1996-2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop's Final Party (Michael Cragg)
Reach for the Stars: 1996-2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop's Final Party
28
Michael Cragg
Magnificent Rebels (Andrea Wulf)
Magnificent Rebels
29
Andrea Wulf
Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne (Katherine Rundell)
Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
30
Katherine Rundell
Bodies: Life and Death in Music (Ian Winwood)
Bodies: Life and Death in Music
31
Ian Winwood
I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys (Miranda Seymour)
I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys
32
Miranda Seymour
Orwell: The New Life (D.J. Taylor)
Orwell: The New Life
33
D.J. Taylor
Turning Over the Pebbles: A Life in Cricket and in the Mind (Mike Brearley)
Turning Over the Pebbles: A Life in Cricket and in the Mind
34
Mike Brearley
Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death (Laura Cumming)
Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death
35
Laura Cumming
The World According to Color: A Cultural History (James Fox)
The World According to Color: A Cultural History
36
James Fox
This Is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter (Tomiwa Owolade)
This Is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter
37
Tomiwa Owolade
Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin's War Against Ukraine (Owen Matthews)
Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin's War Against Ukraine
38
Owen Matthews
Follow the Money: How Much Does Britain Cost (Paul Johnson)
Follow the Money: How Much Does Britain Cost
39
Paul Johnson
Johnson at 10: The Inside Story (Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell)
Johnson at 10: The Inside Story
40
Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell
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