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TheEdinburghBookshop...More of our favourite reading from the year! Fiona has a selection of faves from Adam Stower, Dashka Slater, Laura Hughes, Joseph Coelho & more!<a href="https://bookish.community/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/livres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#livres</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/BookTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookTwitter</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/ChildrensBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChildrensBooks</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/LivresJeunesse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LivresJeunesse</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> #2024 <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/RecommendedReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RecommendedReading</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/bookshops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookshops</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/librairies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#librairies</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/Fiona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fiona</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/EdinburghBookshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdinburghBookshop</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/BestOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BestOfTheYear</a> <a href="https://bookish.community/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

Mary @ Notes in the MarginThis is the final part of Susan's discussion; it contains links to the 3 previous parts.<a href="https://toot.community/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BestBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BestBooks</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BookBlogger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookBlogger</a>Books of the Year 2024: Part Four - A life in books <a href="https://alifeinbooks.co.uk/2024/12/books-of-the-year-2024-part-four/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alifeinbooks.co.uk/2024/12/books-of-the-year-2024-part-four/</a>

Patti Aliventi2023: My Year in Books 2023readingchallenge <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/autobiography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autobiography</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/biography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biography</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BookReviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BookReviews</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/booksoftheyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booksoftheyear</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/celebrityautobiography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#celebrityautobiography</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/non" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#non</a>-fiction <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/nonfictionbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonfictionbooks</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/novels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#novels</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/readingchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#readingchallenge</a><a href="https://thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2023/12/27/2023-my-year-in-books/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2023/12/27/2023-my-year-in-books/</a>

Rob AtkinsonA round up of my year in books, my top 5 reads and a look ahead to what I've got lined up for the new year.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BooksWorthReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BooksWorthReading</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BestOf2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BestOf2023</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BooksOfTheYear</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://conversationsaboutbooks5.wordpress.com/2023/12/23/my-round-up-of-2023-in-books/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://conversationsaboutbooks5.wordpress.com/2023/12/23/my-round-up-of-2023-in-books/</a>

History TodayIf you're still looking for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Christmas</a> presents, we've got you covered.We asked 10 historians to pick their favourite history books from 2023.Find the full list at <a href="https://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/best-new-history-books-2023" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/best-new-history-books-2023</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bestbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bestbooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/booksoftheyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booksoftheyear</a>

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈The 20 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Best" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Best</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BooksoftheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksoftheYear</a>, According to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Esquire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Esquire</a>.Our favorite books of the year delve into everything from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prisons</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/shipwrecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shipwrecks</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ghoststories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ghoststories</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/extraterrestrials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extraterrestrials</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#American</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dreaming</a> to American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/failures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#failures</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Women</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Entertainment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheArts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Literature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Represent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Represent</a><a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g42622809/best-books-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g42622809/best-books-2023/</a>

Richard Lea<a href="https://mastodon.social/@thetls" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thetls</a> 'An “anti-memoir” that interrogates and defies various modes of literary production'Keith Miller recommends Wish I Was Here by <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mjohnharrison" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mjohnharrison</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/recommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recommendations</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

Sandra ProsserThese are my top-rated books from 2022. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ each. And it's cheating but each of the 3 Thursday murder club books from Richard Osman are included because they are all light, funny crime book series. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>

spamchopAbsolute singers from the year (publish date could have been anytime) were... <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> A Theory of Birds - Zaina AlsousBandaged Dreams - Emma FitnessCalendars - Andreea Iulia ScridonSprigs and Spots - Rendell OlsenField Notes - Heidi JamesThe Forbidden Zone - Mary BordenWays to Fold a Swan - Rachel Smart2021 Anthology - Broken Sleep BooksSprung - Cai DraperThe Nakedness of the Fathers - Samuel TongueShe Shapeshifter - Seanín Hughes1/

Bjørn Larssen 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈Here's a re-run of my <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> – and I am offski to continue 'Scales & Sensibility' by <a href="https://toot.community/tags/StephanieBurgis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StephanieBurgis</a> accompanied by my very long 'The Works: <a href="https://toot.community/tags/TaylorSwift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TaylorSwift</a>' playlist.Hope all of you are having as much fun as I am tonight! (no sarcasm)<a href="https://www.bjornlarssen.com/2022/12/27/my-top-5-books-of-2022/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bjornlarssen.com/2022/12/27/my-top-5-books-of-2022/</a><a href="https://toot.community/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadingCommunity</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/MondayBlogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MondayBlogs</a>

LilyI loved looking back on my <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> in 2022 and pulling out my <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> 📚 I wrote about my favourite 10 here <a href="http://lilyreadssomebooks.co.uk/2022/12/18/my-10-favourite-books-of-the-year/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://lilyreadssomebooks.co.uk/2022/12/18/my-10-favourite-books-of-the-year/</a>What are your favourite reads of 2022? <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a>

Bjørn Larssen 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈I just finished writing a <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> (how is this hashtag only used by one other person? What should I use, <a href="https://toot.community/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>?) and RIGHT before clicking Publish I realised I forgot one that totally belongs in that top 5.(Which might contain more than 5 books. I have a degree in maths. Mathematicians can't count. It's a requirement to get that degree.)<a href="https://www.bjornlarssen.com/2022/12/27/my-top-5-books-of-2022/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bjornlarssen.com/2022/12/27/my-top-5-books-of-2022/</a>Featuring: <a href="https://toot.community/tags/HistoricalFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoricalFiction</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humour</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/LiteraryFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiteraryFiction</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Biography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biography</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/TaylorSwift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TaylorSwift</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Essays</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Rambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rambling</a>

OliveSome of my favourite books of the 2022! Bunny: Wild and crackling with talent The Turnout: Dark, twisty and full of great detail The Inserparables: Concise and touching Great Circle: Endlessly fascinating, bold and gorgeous. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/booksadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booksadon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thriller</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/historicalfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#historicalfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/booksoftheyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booksoftheyear</a> #2022

Radz PanditNew post! MY BEST BOOKS OF 2022, a mix of 20th century literature, contemporary fiction, translated lit, novellas, short stories, a memoir and a biography. It was a great year of reading. Here's the link to my post: <a href="https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2022/12/14/my-best-books-of-2022/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2022/12/14/my-best-books-of-2022/</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BestBooks2022" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BestBooks2022</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/booksoftheyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booksoftheyear</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bookreviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookreviews</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bookrecommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookrecommendations</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstadon</a>

Clare Mulley<a href="https://c.im/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/vibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vibes</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

Cristín Leach (🔈 kris-teen)<a href="https://mastodon.ie/@nualaoconnor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@nualaoconnor</a> Thank you Nuala! David Collard is here <a href="https://mastodon.social/@multiplejoyce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@multiplejoyce</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/booksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#booksOfTheYear</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a>

Clare MulleyEscapist <a href="https://c.im/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> at its finest… I’m delighted to have contributed my <a href="https://c.im/tags/BooksOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BooksOfTheYear</a> #2022 to the @spectator . After our lockdowns, both involve impressive getaways: <a href="https://c.im/tags/JonathanFreedland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JonathanFreedland</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheEscapeArtist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheEscapeArtist</a>, & <a href="https://c.im/tags/BenMacintyre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenMacintyre</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Colditz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Colditz</a>

Walter Scott PrizesHello to new followers! Today we've enjoyed looking through this list of Irish writers' picks of the year, including those from The Laureate For Irish Fiction, Colm Tóibín, who was also shortlisted for this year's <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WalterScottPrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WalterScottPrize</a> with THE MAGICIAN - via Irish Times Books <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2022/11/26/writers-favourite-books-of-2022/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2022/11/26/writers-favourite-books-of-2022/</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/irishwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#irishwriters</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/colmtoibin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#colmtoibin</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/booksoftheyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#booksoftheyear</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/boty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#boty</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/irishtimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#irishtimes</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a>

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