The Observer asked 74 writers and “other cultural figures” what books they enjoyed most this year. View the article here – and don’t forget that there’s a second page.
Full list of writers and cultural figures who contributed:
- Adam Mars-Jones
- Adam Phillips
- Alain de Botton
- Alan Warner
- Ali Smith
- Andrew Marr
- Andrew Motion
- Angela Hartnett
- Anne Tyler
- Benjamin Zephaniah
- Beryl Bainbridge
- Brian Friel
- Charlie Higson
- Caroline Michel
- Charlotte Mendelson
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Chris Huhne
- Colin Thubron
- David Hare
- David Kynaston
- Diane Abbott
- Edward Lucas
- Gautam Malkani
- Geoff Dyer
- Gerard Woodward
- Glen Baxter
- Hanif Kureishi
- Hari Kunzru
- Hilary Mantel
- Iain Sinclair
- Ian Hislop
- Irvine Welsh
- Jackie Kay
- James Lasdun
- Jane Stevenson
- Jan Morris
- Jeremy Paxman
- JG Ballard
- Joanna Briscoe
- John Banville
- John Burnside
- John Kampfner
- John Mortimer
- Jonathan Sacks
- Kate Mosse
- Katie Melua
- Kele Okereke
- Lisa Appignanesi
- Maggie O’Farrell
- Margaret Drabble
- Michael Chabon
- Michael Dobbs
- Michael Ondaatje
- MJ Hyland
- Mohsin Hamid
- Nicci Gerrard
- Nicola Barker
- Oliver Sacks
- Owen Sheers
- Peter Carey
- Peter Conrad
- Peter Ho Davies
- Phil LaMarche
- Philip French
- Philip Hoare
- Rachel Seiffert
- Ralph Steadman
- Romesh Gunesekera
- Russell Hoban
- Saffron Burrows
- Salley Vickers
- Shere Hite
- Simon Callow
- Toby Litt