{"id":48334,"count":32,"description":"At <em>Five Books<\/em>, we've been doing best-of-the-year lists for nearly a decade and 2023 is no exception. Scroll down for all our best books of the year lists from across our site. If you prefer novels, we've gathered together our <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/best-fiction-of-2023\/\">best fiction of 2023<\/a>; if you (only) read nonfiction, you can browse our <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/nonfiction-books\/best-nonfiction-of-2023\/\">best nonfiction of 2023 recommendations.<\/a>\u00a0If you know anyone who needs books for kids, we also have a dedicated children's editor, who is picking both the best <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/best-kids-books\/best-kids-books-of-2023\/\">kids' books of 2023<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/best-books-teens-young-adults\/best-books-for-teens-of-2023\/\">best books for teenagers\/young adults of 2023<\/a> throughout the year.\r\n\r\nAs we do every year, we include the shortlists of prestigious book prizes as they're announced. We're proud to find you the best fiction\u2014including <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/mystery-books\/best-mystery-books-of-2023\/\">mysteries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/science-fiction\/\">sci-fi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/historical-fiction\/walter-scott-prize-2023\/\">historical fiction<\/a>\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/biography\/\">best biographies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/history\/\">history books<\/a>, as well as more specialist best-of-the-year lists on subjects like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/philosophy\/\">philosophy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/business\/\">business books<\/a>.\r\n\r\nNOTE: Our best of 2024 lists are now underway: The <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/fiction\/best-novels-2024\/\">best novels of 2024<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/nonfiction-books\/best-nonfiction-books-of-2024\/\">best nonfiction books of 2024<\/a>.","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/books\/best-books-of-2023\/","name":"The Best Books of 2023","slug":"best-books-of-2023","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/48334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=48334"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?tags=48334"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?tags=48334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}