52 of the best books of 2018

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With rates of anxiety on the rise, Notes On A Nervous Planet takes a candid look at the questions we all want answering: How do we stay human in a technological world? How do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be anxious? Why do I feel the way I feel?

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Diane and Kit were best friends at 17 who told each other everything, until Diane told Kit something that blew their friendship apart. Years later, Kit is at the top of her career game, and Diane is threatening to reveal something that could destroy everything she's worked for.

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A high profile couple are thrust into the limelight when James is accused of a heinous crime. His wife, Sophie, is sure her husband is innocent, while the lawyer working to prosecute him, Kate, is sure he's guilty. The story unravels from various perspectives, to reveal a dark secret.

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Glamorous Phoebe is ridden with guilt over her mother's death when she arrives at prestigious Edwards University, and is quickly drawn into a secretive extremist cult. When she disappears after the group bomb several buildings, misfit scholarship boy Will sets out on a mission to find her.

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The co-creator and star of Broad City pens a collection of essays about love, loss, careers and comedy, as well as discovering who you are when you thought you already had it nailed down. It's hilarious and cutting in equal measures, and relatable in so many ways.

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Dolly Alderton's Everything I Know About Love became a voice of a once MSN-obsessed, binge-drinking, friend-loving, Tinder-swiping generation this summer, as she put experiences every twentysomething woman has had into words. Brilliant.

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Sally Rooney reminded us of emotional baggage we didn't even know existed with Normal People, a story of two teenagers from very different backgrounds who embark on an on-again off-again relationship that spans years.

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Adam Kay's secret diary of a junior doctor is as heart-wrenching as it is hilarious, telling tales from the maternity ward, delivering hard truths about working double shifts and providing a no-holds-barred account of his time at the NHS.

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Ayoola has killed three of her boyfriends in 'self defence', and always relies on her sister Korede to turn up with the bleach, rubber gloves and a strong stomach to help her dispatch of the bodies. When Ayoola starts dating one of Korede's colleagues, who she happens to have been in love with for years, she's terrified of what the future holds - and thinks she has to sacrifice one to save the other.

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Oh, Michelle. Becoming is the rich and candid memoir from America's once first lady, as she looks back on the journey which brought her to where she is now. Full of humour, wit, and personal and entertaining stories once reserved for behind closed doors.

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Rose McGowan compares Hollywood to a cult, and Brave is her revealing and empowering memoir of how she attempted to escape it. It's a determined, poignant and raw exposé of the entertainment industry, as well as an attempt to shine a light on what goes on behind closed doors.

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Two lovers in Korea are faced with heartbreaking choices when their romance begins to unfold during the civil war in the 1950s. Described on Amazon as "a stunning portrait of war and refugee life, a passionate and timeless romance, and a heartrending exploration of one woman’s longing for autonomy in a rapidly changing world."

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When shy college student Greer Kadetsky hears Faith Frank speak in a crowd for the first time, she doesn't expect the meeting to shape her life quite so hugely. Soon a career opportunity leads her away from the life she thought she'd have down an exciting and rewarding path.

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Artist Kim Lord is gearing up for her most provocative show yet: a series of self-portraits impersonating female victims of America's most famous homicides. But when she doesn't show up to opening night, her ex-boyfriend Greg Shaw Ferguson is arrested, and his new girlfriend - who is also the museum editor - Maggie Richter must investigate whether real life is imitating art.

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A collection of short stories about Florida, spanning characters, towns, decades and centuries alongside landscape, climate, history, and state of mind.

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Alice and her new husband John are on holiday in Tangier, and the last person she expected to bump into was Lucy - her once best friend who she hasn't spoken to since the accident. When Lucy tries to make amends, Alice feels ready to except her into her life again - until John goes missing, and she must question everything she believed to be true.

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Zadie Smith's second collection of essays cover everything. From social media to Jay-Z, high culture to political debate, literature to social change. The book blurb says Feel Free proves Zade as a "true literary powerhouse, demonstrating once again her credentials as an essential voice of her generation."