The best-written books of 2023

Auraist's picks of the year's most stylishly written publications in nonfiction, and literary, speculative and crime fiction

We’ve been greeted by everything from peeved incomprehension — ‘But you just can’t say one book is written better than another’ — to the extraordinary welcome and support and simple getting it we’ve had from publishers, journalists, publicists, podcasters, and above all from the finest writers.

We’ve grown far faster than anticipated, resulting at times in 20-hour days and idiotic blunders (apologies again, Mr Lynch and Mr Johnson).

We’ve had a blast, and want to thank you for joining us for this ride.

Below we present the best-written books of 2023, as chosen by Auraist.

Writing with style.