Books
Mad Honey: Nuanced novel about a beekeeper and a small-town murder is one of the year’s best
A collaboration between two well-known writers, this is a seamless, beautifully written tale whose characters are the real stars
I’d like to reveal something about the magazine industry. Most critics have already filed their Best of the Year choices with editors by the time November hits its stride. This is why the majority of books released towards the end of the year are biographies of sportspeople or children’s stories – they make great gifts for Christmas, but aren’t necessarily as interested in topping such lists. It’s a shame, therefore, that Jodi Picoult and Jennifer ...