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Best Books of 2019

Best Books of 2019

Last updated: April 29, 2025

Every year, we approach experts and ask them to recommend the best books that have been published in their field that year. Below you’ll find all our best books of 2019 reading lists as they are published on Five Books. (Our best books of 2018 andĀ  2017 lists are also still available: those books are also well worth reading!).

For subjects like philosophy, history, economics, and science these book recommendations have been specifically made for Five Books. For broad subjects like nonfiction and fiction, where there are so many books and topics it's impossible for any individual to make a call on what the best books are, we tend to interview the chair of distinguished prizes, as they have systematically gone through all the books published that year to choose the very best.

Either way, we can guarantee one thing: all the books below are very, very good books.

    The Best Poetry Books of 2019, recommended by Simone White

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    The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - Civil Bound by Myung Mi Kim

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    Civil Bound
    by Myung Mi Kim

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    The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - Oxata: A Short Russian Novel by Lyn Hejinian

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    Oxata: A Short Russian Novel
    by Lyn Hejinian

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    The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - Love Three: A Study of a Poem By George Herbert by Aaron Kunin

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    Love Three: A Study of a Poem By George Herbert
    by Aaron Kunin

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    The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - day pulls down the sky / a filament in gold leaf by Asiya Wadud & Okwui Okpokwasili

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    day pulls down the sky / a filament in gold leaf
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    The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - neckbone: visual verses by avery r. young

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    neckbone: visual verses
    by avery r. young

  • New collections of poetry are increasingly pushing the bounds of language and performance in intelligent, creative, perceptive ways, says Simone White, a poet and Assistant Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. Here, she recommends some of her favorite poetry books published (or republished) in 2019.

  • The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - Civil Bound by Myung Mi Kim
  • The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - Oxata: A Short Russian Novel by Lyn Hejinian
  • The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - Love Three: A Study of a Poem By George Herbert by Aaron Kunin
  • The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - day pulls down the sky / a filament in gold leaf by Asiya Wadud & Okwui Okpokwasili
  • The Best Poetry Books of 2019 - neckbone: visual verses by avery r. young

The Best Poetry Books of 2019, recommended by Simone White

New collections of poetry are increasingly pushing the bounds of language and performance in intelligent, creative, perceptive ways, says Simone White, a poet and Assistant Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. Here, she recommends some of her favorite poetry books published (or republished) in 2019.

The Best Poetry Books of 2019, recommended by Simone White

    The Best History Books of 2019, recommended by Paul Lay

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    The Best History Books of 2019 - The Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl by Alexander Watson

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    The Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl
    by Alexander Watson

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    The Best History Books of 2019 - Excellent Essex by Gillian Darley

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    Excellent Essex
    by Gillian Darley

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    The Best History Books of 2019 - The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans by David Abulafia

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    The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans
    by David Abulafia

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    The Best History Books of 2019 - An Economic History of the English Garden by Roderick Floud

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    An Economic History of the English Garden
    by Roderick Floud

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    The Best History Books of 2019 - Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell

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    Maoism: A Global History
    by Julia Lovell

  • From the most brutal siege of World War I to the renewed significance of an ideology many of us had dismissed as defunct, 2019 was a good year for traditional history books on big themes. Paul Lay, editor of History Today, talks us through his picks of the best history books of the year.

  • The Best History Books of 2019 - The Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl by Alexander Watson
  • The Best History Books of 2019 - Excellent Essex by Gillian Darley
  • The Best History Books of 2019 - The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans by David Abulafia
  • The Best History Books of 2019 - An Economic History of the English Garden by Roderick Floud
  • The Best History Books of 2019 - Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell

The Best History Books of 2019, recommended by Paul Lay

From the most brutal siege of World War I to the renewed significance of an ideology many of us had dismissed as defunct, 2019 was a good year for traditional history books on big themes. Paul Lay, editor of History Today, talks us through his picks of the best history books of the year.

The Best History Books of 2019, recommended by Paul Lay

    Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019, recommended by Stephanie Kelley

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    Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - The Dolphin Letters, 1970-1979 Elizabeth Hardwick and Robert Lowell (ed. Saskia Hamilton)

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    The Dolphin Letters, 1970-1979
    Elizabeth Hardwick and Robert Lowell (ed. Saskia Hamilton)

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    Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - Veronica by Mary Gaitskill

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    Veronica
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    Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - Life with Picasso by Carlton Lake & FranƧoise Gilot

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    Life with Picasso
    by Carlton Lake & FranƧoise Gilot

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    Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - Nobody's Looking at You: Essays by Janet Malcolm

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    Nobody's Looking at You: Essays
    by Janet Malcolm

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    Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

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    How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
    by Jenny Odell

  • Looking for captivating, eccentric novels, essays and letters to read at the turn of the new year? Five Books literary editor Stephanie Kelley shares favorites from her year in reading—new and old.

  • Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - The Dolphin Letters, 1970-1979 Elizabeth Hardwick and Robert Lowell (ed. Saskia Hamilton)
  • Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - Veronica by Mary Gaitskill
  • Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - Life with Picasso by Carlton Lake & FranƧoise Gilot
  • Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - Nobody's Looking at You: Essays by Janet Malcolm
  • Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019 - How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019, recommended by Stephanie Kelley

Looking for captivating, eccentric novels, essays and letters to read at the turn of the new year? Five Books literary editor Stephanie Kelley shares favorites from her year in reading—new and old.

Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019, recommended by Stephanie Kelley

    Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books, recommended by Sophie Roell

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    Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume 2 by Philip Pullman

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    The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume 2
    by Philip Pullman

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    Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - The Last Secret (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 6) by Sophie Cleverly

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    The Last Secret (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 6)
    by Sophie Cleverly

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    Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - Winter in Wartime by Jan Terlouw & Laura Watkinson (translator)

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    Winter in Wartime
    by Jan Terlouw & Laura Watkinson (translator)

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    Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell

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    The Good Thieves
    by Katherine Rundell

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    Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams

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    The Beast of Buckingham Palace
    by David Walliams

  • Five Books editor Sophie Roell selects the best children's books of 2019, after intense discussions with her family about which books should make the list.

  • Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume 2 by Philip Pullman
  • Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - The Last Secret (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 6) by Sophie Cleverly
  • Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - Winter in Wartime by Jan Terlouw & Laura Watkinson (translator)
  • Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell
  • Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books - The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams

Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books, recommended by Sophie Roell

Five Books editor Sophie Roell selects the best children’s books of 2019, after intense discussions with her family about which books should make the list.

Editors’ Picks: Children’s Books, recommended by Sophie Roell

    The Best Climate Books of 2019, recommended by Sarah Dry

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    The Best Climate Books of 2019 - The Overstory by Richard Powers

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    The Overstory
    by Richard Powers

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    The Best Climate Books of 2019 - Horizon by Barry Lopez

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    Horizon
    by Barry Lopez

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    The Best Climate Books of 2019 - Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes

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    Why Trust Science?
    by Naomi Oreskes

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    The Best Climate Books of 2019 - The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future by Jon Gertner

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    The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future
    by Jon Gertner

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    The Best Climate Books of 2019 - Tawny Grammar: Essays by Gary Snyder

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    Tawny Grammar: Essays
    by Gary Snyder

  • In an age when we all need to work together to slow down climate change, which books are the most effective in spurring us to action? Historian of science Sarah Dry, author of Waters of the World, recommends some of the best and most important climate books of 2019.

  • The Best Climate Books of 2019 - The Overstory by Richard Powers
  • The Best Climate Books of 2019 - Horizon by Barry Lopez
  • The Best Climate Books of 2019 - Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes
  • The Best Climate Books of 2019 - The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future by Jon Gertner
  • The Best Climate Books of 2019 - Tawny Grammar: Essays by Gary Snyder

The Best Climate Books of 2019, recommended by Sarah Dry

In an age when we all need to work together to slow down climate change, which books are the most effective in spurring us to action? Historian of science Sarah Dry, author of Waters of the World, recommends some of the best and most important climate books of 2019.

The Best Climate Books of 2019, recommended by Sarah Dry

    The Best Cookbooks of 2019, recommended by Becky Krystal

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    The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli Kitchen by Adeena Sussman

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    Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli Kitchen
    by Adeena Sussman

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    The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Milk & Cardamom by Hetal Vasavada

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    Milk & Cardamom
    by Hetal Vasavada

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    The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Whole Food Cooking Every Day by Amy Chaplin

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    Whole Food Cooking Every Day
    by Amy Chaplin

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    The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Vietnamese Cooking Any Day by Andrea Nguyen

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    Vietnamese Cooking Any Day
    by Andrea Nguyen

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    The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Midnight Chicken (& Other Recipes Worth Living For) by Ella Risbridger

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    Midnight Chicken (& Other Recipes Worth Living For)
    by Ella Risbridger

  • Taking in cuisines from Israel to Vietnam and India, Becky Krystal, lead writer of the Washington Post's Voraciously, recommends some of her favourite cookbooks of 2019. These books stand out for their originality, the accessibility of their recipes and their literary and aesthetic qualities.

  • The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli Kitchen by Adeena Sussman
  • The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Milk & Cardamom by Hetal Vasavada
  • The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Whole Food Cooking Every Day by Amy Chaplin
  • The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Vietnamese Cooking Any Day by Andrea Nguyen
  • The Best Cookbooks of 2019 - Midnight Chicken (& Other Recipes Worth Living For) by Ella Risbridger

The Best Cookbooks of 2019, recommended by Becky Krystal

Taking in cuisines from Israel to Vietnam and India, Becky Krystal, lead writer of the Washington Post’s Voraciously, recommends some of her favourite cookbooks of 2019. These books stand out for their originality, the accessibility of their recipes and their literary and aesthetic qualities.

The Best Cookbooks of 2019, recommended by Becky Krystal

    Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019, recommended by Cal Flyn

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    Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill

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    This is Pleasure
    by Mary Gaitskill

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    Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - Homing: On Pigeons, Dwellings and Why We Return by Jon Day

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    Homing: On Pigeons, Dwellings and Why We Return
    by Jon Day

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    Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane

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    Underland: A Deep Time Journey
    by Robert Macfarlane

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    Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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    My Sister, the Serial Killer
    by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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    Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - Supper Club: A Novel by Lara Williams

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    Supper Club: A Novel
    by Lara Williams

  • Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn reflects on a year of spectacularly rich literary output, highlighting notable new books from Mary Gaitskill and Robert Macfarlane, as well as sparkling debuts that mark the arrival of exciting new literary voices in 2019.

  • Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill
  • Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - Homing: On Pigeons, Dwellings and Why We Return by Jon Day
  • Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane
  • Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
  • Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019 - Supper Club: A Novel by Lara Williams

Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019, recommended by Cal Flyn

Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn reflects on a year of spectacularly rich literary output, highlighting notable new books from Mary Gaitskill and Robert Macfarlane, as well as sparkling debuts that mark the arrival of exciting new literary voices in 2019.

Editors’ Picks: Notable Books of 2019, recommended by Cal Flyn

    The Best Kids’ Books of 2019, recommended by Bianca Schulze

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    The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - Because by Amber Ren (illustrator) & Mo Willems

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    Because
    by Amber Ren (illustrator) & Mo Willems

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    The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - When Sadness Comes to Call by Eva Eland

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    When Sadness Comes to Call
    by Eva Eland

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    The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Kevin Noble Maillard & Juana Martinez-Neal (illustrator)

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    Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
    Kevin Noble Maillard & Juana Martinez-Neal (illustrator)

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    The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

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    The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
    by Dan Gemeinhart

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    The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai

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    Pie in the Sky
    by Remy Lai

  • While not every book is for every child,Ā  for every child there is a book, says Bianca Schulze, editor and founder of The Children's Book Review and the author of 101 Books To Read Before You Grow Up.Ā She recommends her pick of the best kids' books of 2019, all books that will make you 'feel' something.

  • The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - Because by Amber Ren (illustrator) & Mo Willems
  • The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - When Sadness Comes to Call by Eva Eland
  • The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Kevin Noble Maillard & Juana Martinez-Neal (illustrator)
  • The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
  • The Best Kids’ Books of 2019 - Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai

The Best Kids’ Books of 2019, recommended by Bianca Schulze

While not every book is for every child,Ā  for every child there is a book, says Bianca Schulze, editor and founder of The Children’s Book Review and the author of 101 Books To Read Before You Grow Up.Ā She recommends her pick of the best kids’ books of 2019, all books that will make you ‘feel’ something.

The Best Kids’ Books of 2019, recommended by Bianca Schulze

    The Best of Nature Writing 2019, recommended by Charles Foster

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    The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - Savage Gods by Paul Kingsnorth

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    Savage Gods
    by Paul Kingsnorth

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    The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work: Seven Spiritual Practices in a Scientific Age by Rupert Sheldrake

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    Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work: Seven Spiritual Practices in a Scientific Age
    by Rupert Sheldrake

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    The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie

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    Surfacing
    by Kathleen Jamie

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    The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - The Way Home: Tales From a Life Without Technology by Mark Boyle

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    The Way Home: Tales From a Life Without Technology
    by Mark Boyle

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    The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - Time Song: Searching for Doggerland by Julia Blackburn

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    Time Song: Searching for Doggerland
    by Julia Blackburn

  • What do we talk about when we talk about nature? Almost everything, says theĀ academic and bestselling author of Being a Beast, Charles Foster. Here he selects five of the best works of nature writing in 2019; books that seek to connect us more deeply with the non-human world.

  • The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - Savage Gods by Paul Kingsnorth
  • The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work: Seven Spiritual Practices in a Scientific Age by Rupert Sheldrake
  • The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie
  • The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - The Way Home: Tales From a Life Without Technology by Mark Boyle
  • The Best of Nature Writing 2019 - Time Song: Searching for Doggerland by Julia Blackburn

The Best of Nature Writing 2019, recommended by Charles Foster

What do we talk about when we talk about nature? Almost everything, says theĀ academic and bestselling author of Being a Beast, Charles Foster. Here he selects five of the best works of nature writing in 2019; books that seek to connect us more deeply with the non-human world.

The Best of Nature Writing 2019, recommended by Charles Foster

    The Best Science Books of 2019, recommended by Barbara Kiser

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    The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton

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    The Moon: A History for the Future
    by Oliver Morton

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    The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter by Paul J. Steinhardt

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    The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter
    by Paul J. Steinhardt

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    The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation by Alex Dehgan

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    The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
    by Alex Dehgan

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    The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Gendered Brain by Gina Rippon

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    The Gendered Brain
    by Gina Rippon

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    The Best Science Books of 2019 - Waters of the World by Sarah Dry

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    Waters of the World
    by Sarah Dry

  • It's been another fabulous year for science books that make important scientific developments accessible to a general audience. Barbara Kiser, Books & Arts Editor at Nature, talks us through her favourite science books of 2019.

  • The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton
  • The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter by Paul J. Steinhardt
  • The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation by Alex Dehgan
  • The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Gendered Brain by Gina Rippon
  • The Best Science Books of 2019 - Waters of the World by Sarah Dry

The Best Science Books of 2019, recommended by Barbara Kiser

It’s been another fabulous year for science books that make important scientific developments accessible to a general audience. Barbara Kiser, Books & Arts Editor at Nature, talks us through her favourite science books of 2019.

The Best Science Books of 2019, recommended by Barbara Kiser
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