Welcome back to Got Books, the podcast about books, booksellers and bookmakers. Today I'll share with you 5 articles I read this week from the world of books, and then we'll chat to my guest Emily Feetham about one of her favourite books this year. Let's get to it.

The Marginalian gives us a wonderful list of best books https://www.themarginalian.org/2012/01/30/writers-top-ten-favorite-books/

11 New Books to be grateful for this week: https://lithub.com/11-new-books-to-be-grateful-for-this-week/

Samir Mansour is rebuilding his bookstore in Gaza: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/mena/sharjah-palestinian-publisher-to-rebuild-destroyed-library-after-sheikha-bodours-support

Book-Ish, a Welsh indie bookstore, is crowdfunding https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-bookish-on-the-high-street?utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

And finally, what a year for African Writing: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/20/from-the-booker-to-the-nobel-why-2021-is-a-great-year-for-african-writing

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