Books of the Year 2023

The full list of our favourite books from 2023, including signed copies and exclusive material from all the authors. Get the full lowdown on what we chose as our favourite reads from 2023 on the Rough Trade blog.

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Album artwork for Marr's Guitars by Johnny Marr

Marr's Guitars

Johnny Marr

£43.99 - £45

Album artwork for Echoes: A memoir continued . . . by Will Sergeant
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Echoes: A memoir continued . . .

Will Sergeant

£22

Album artwork for Living In Colour: The Art of Scott Hutchison by Scott Hutchison
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Living In Colour: The Art of Scott Hutchison

Scott Hutchison

£21 - £45

Album artwork for Conform To Deform: The Weird And Wonderful World Of Some Bizzare by Wesley Doyle
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Conform To Deform: The Weird And Wonderful World Of Some Bizzare

Wesley Doyle

£14.95 - £16.95

Album artwork for The Magic Border: Poetry and Fragments from My Soft Machine by Arlo Parks
sale

The Magic Border: Poetry and Fragments from My Soft Machine

Arlo Parks

£12.99 - £16.99

Album artwork for The Art of Darkness: A History of Goth by John Robb
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The Art of Darkness: A History of Goth

John Robb

£12.99 - £22.99

Album artwork for Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly Stone
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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

Sly Stone

£25 - £125

Album artwork for Goth: A History by Lol Tolhurst
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Goth: A History

Lol Tolhurst

£25

Album artwork for I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records by Audrey Golden
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I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records

Audrey Golden

£25

Album artwork for Sports Banger: Lifestyles of the Poor, Rich & Famous by Jonny Banger
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Sports Banger: Lifestyles of the Poor, Rich & Famous

Jonny Banger

£45

Album artwork for Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk by Ian Broudie
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Tomorrow's Here Today: Lightning Seeds, Football and Cosmic Post-Punk

Ian Broudie

£15 - £22

Album artwork for Sonic Life: A Memoir by Thurston Moore
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Sonic Life: A Memoir

Thurston Moore

£20

Album artwork for Wu-Tang Clan 1994–2004 by Eddie Otchere
signed

Wu-Tang Clan 1994–2004

Eddie Otchere

£6.70

Album artwork for The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
signed

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin

£25

Album artwork for Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure by Simon Price
signed

Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure

Simon Price

£35 - £85

Album artwork for Divisible By Itself and One by Kae Tempest
signed

Divisible By Itself and One

Kae Tempest

£10.99

Album artwork for Paused in Cosmic Reflection (The Chemical Brothers) by The Chemical Brothers with Robin Turner
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Paused in Cosmic Reflection (The Chemical Brothers)

The Chemical Brothers with Robin Turner

£30 - £75

Album artwork for Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath – and Beyond by Geezer Butler
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Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath – and Beyond

Geezer Butler

£25

Album artwork for Art Is Magic by Jeremy Deller
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Art Is Magic

Jeremy Deller

£30

Album artwork for Everything Keeps Dissolving: Conversations With Coil by Nick Soulsby
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Everything Keeps Dissolving: Conversations With Coil

Nick Soulsby

£17 - £18.99

Album artwork for Heady Daze: The Mission Years. 1985—1990 by Wayne Hussey

Heady Daze: The Mission Years. 1985—1990

Wayne Hussey

£12.99 - £16.99

Album artwork for Nick Drake: The Life by Richard Morton Jack
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Nick Drake: The Life

Richard Morton Jack

£30

Album artwork for On Language by John Grant
signed

On Language

John Grant

£7.99

Album artwork for Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual by Tamsin Embleton
signed

Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual

Tamsin Embleton

£40

Album artwork for Time Come: Selected Prose by Linton Kwesi Johnson
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Time Come: Selected Prose

Linton Kwesi Johnson

£20