Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year

Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year - 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018

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24/06/2018 - Robbie Williams & Lynda La Plante
06/07/2018 - Ben Rhodes & Louis de Bernières
20/07/2018 - Ant Middleton & D.B. John
03/08/2018 - Manda Scott & Tracy Borman
17/08/2018 - Melvin Burgess & Michael Calvin
31/08/2018 - Sebastian Faulks
06/09/2018 - Kate Atkinson
13/09/2018 - John Boyne & Shaun Usher
20/09/2018 - Mark Kermode & Alan Johnson
27/09/2018 - Ben MacIntyre
04/10/2018 - Graham Norton
11/10/2018 - Gary Barlow
19/10/2018 - Chris Riddell & Dermot O'Leary
25/10/2018 - Heather Morris
01/11/2018 - Markus Zusak & Anthony Horowitz
08/11/2018 - The QI Elves & Levison Wood
14/11/2018 - Lee Child
22/11/2018 - Ian Rankin
28/11/2018 - Cressida Cowell & Edward Brooke-Hitching
05/12/2018 - John Simpson
10/12/2018 - Sir Michael Parkinson
13/12/2018 - Roger Daltrey
16/12/2018 - Robin Ince

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1	Transcription by Kate Atkinson 3.49 avg rating — 60,325 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Sentence is Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz #2) by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 55,892 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story by Roger Daltrey 4.06 avg rating — 4,812 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Widows by Lynda La Plante 3.96 avg rating — 6,122 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Reveal: Robbie Williams by Chris Heath 3.63 avg rating — 1,009 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The World As It Is: Inside the Obama White House by Ben Rhodes 4.30 avg rating — 12,614 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	So Much Life Left Over (Daniel Pitt Trilogy, #2) by Louis de Bernières 3.86 avg rating — 2,846 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	First Man In: Leading from the Front by Ant Middleton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,008 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Star of the North by D.B. John (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 8,246 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Treachery of Spies (Capitaine Inés Picaut, #2) by Manda Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,877 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The King's Witch (Frances Gorges Trilogy, #1) by Tracy Borman 3.99 avg rating — 3,839 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Lost Witch by Melvin Burgess 2.64 avg rating — 522 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	State of Play: Under the Skin of the Modern Game by Michael Calvin 3.94 avg rating — 298 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Paris Echo by Sebastian Faulks 3.49 avg rating — 6,538 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 41,640 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Speeches Of Note by Shaun Usher (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 159 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	How Does It Feel?: A Life of Musical Misadventures by Mark Kermode 3.96 avg rating — 472 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	In My Life: A Music Memoir by Alan Johnson 3.96 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre 4.52 avg rating — 88,646 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	A Keeper by Graham Norton 3.99 avg rating — 31,076 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Better Me: The Official Autobiography by Gary Barlow 4.14 avg rating — 3,045 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Toto the Ninja Cat and the Incredible Cheese Heist (Toto the Ninja Cat, #2) by Dermot O'Leary 4.27 avg rating — 379 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling 4.03 avg rating — 512,433 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 1,167,537 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Bridge of Clay by Zusak Markus 3.81 avg rating — 45,819 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Arabia: A Journey Through The Heart of the Middle East by Levison Wood 4.30 avg rating — 999 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Book of the Year 2018 by James Harkin 4.37 avg rating — 740 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Past Tense (Jack Reacher, #23) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 78,502 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	In a House of Lies (Inspector Rebus, #22) by Ian Rankin (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 18,514 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once #2) by Cressida Cowell 4.24 avg rating — 4,969 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Golden Atlas by Edward Brooke-Hitching 4.28 avg rating — 294 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Moscow Midnight by John Cody Fidler-Simpson 3.99 avg rating — 641 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	George Best: A Memoir: A unique biography of a football icon by Michael Parkinson 3.48 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	I'm a Joke and So Are You: Reflections on Humour and Humanity by Robin Ince 3.92 avg rating — 1,117 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars