The 20 Best Books of 2023
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Our favorite books of the year delve into everything from prisons to shipwrecks, ghost stories to extraterrestrials, American dreaming to American failures.
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The New Statesman's 20 best books of 2023
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You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live
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45 Best New Books of 2023 You Won't Put Down
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The 10 Best Books of 2023 - The New York Times
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20 Best Books for Dad on Father's Day 2023
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The Best Books of 2023
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Best books 2023: The fiction and non-fiction releases to look
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20 Best Designer Coffee Table Books 2023
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Top 20 Books to Read in 2023 on Self Discipline in 2023
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20 Best Books of 2023 So Far, According to Editors
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20 Best Books of 2023 So Far, According to Editors
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The Best Books of 2023
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20 of the best modern novels of the 21st century - Tolstoy Therapy