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Best books of 2018

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    'Genuinely brilliant from cover to cover': your favourite books of 2018

    We asked for your opinions on the most outstanding books of the year. From novels by Sally Rooney and Gail Honeyman to memoirs by Brett Anderson and Michelle Obama, here’s what some of you said
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    What was your favourite book of 2018?

    As part of the Guardian’s 2018 in culture series we want to hear what you’ve been reading this year
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    Our favourite books of the year, and prose poetry with Claudia Rankine – books podcast

    On this week’s show, we reveal the books we loved most in 2018 and discuss the future of prose poetry with poets Rankine, Jeremy Noel-Tod and Emily Berry
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    Best books of 2018: Hilary Mantel, Yuval Noah Harari and more pick their favourites

    Our favourite authors on the most outstanding books they read this year
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    Guardian best books of 2018: across fiction, politics, food and more

    From Brexit satires to time-travelling murder mysteries and a former first lady’s wry observations on life in the White House, our critics pick the best novels, poetry, sports and children’s books of the year
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