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July's literary prizes: the best-written books
Links to three new picks. Plus authors discuss whether AI will ever write beautifully.
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Picking the best-written books
The best-written crime novel of the year
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Picking the best-written books
The best-written Welsh novel of the year
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Picking the best-written books
The best-written translated crime novel of the year
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Picking the best-written books
The best-written horror and political fiction of the year
Two new picks. Plus Samantha Harvey and Nina Schuyler on prose style.
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The best-written horror fiction of the year: Not a Speck of Light by Laird Barron
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June's literary prizes: the best-written books on the shortlists
Three new picks. Plus authors tell us why prose style matters.
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Picking the best-written books
The Women's Prize for Fiction 2025: The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji is the best-written book on the shortlist
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The Women's Prize for Nonfiction 2025: What the Wild Sea Can Be by Helen Scales is the best-written book on the shortlist
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The best-written historical novel of the year: The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
BUTTE, MONTANA 1891
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May's literary prizes: the best-written books on the shortlists
The Irish novel of the year * The Dublin Literary Award *
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Picking the best-written books
The best-written Irish novel and political novel of the year
Read the opening pages from our pick below
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Picking the best-written books
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