FT SeriesBooks of the Year 2017From the end of globalisation to the literature of birds, the FT’s critics reveal their top picks of the yearReturn to the Best of 2017Best books of 2017: EconomicsMartin Wolf selects his must-read titlesBest books of 2017: FictionRebecca Rose selects her must-read titlesBest books of 2017: BusinessAndrew Hill selects his must-read titlesBooks of 2017: FT readers’ picksWe asked FT readers to recommend their titles of the year. Here are their answersBest books of 2017: PoliticsGideon Rachman selects his must-read titlesVideo: FT writers on the best books of 2017More from this SeriesBest books of 2017: HistoryTony Barber selects his must-read titlesBest books of 2017: Fiction in translationÁngel Gurría-Quintana selects his must-read titlesBest books of 2017: Art, Architecture and CinemaJackie Wullschlager, Edwin Heathcote and Danny Leigh select their must-read titlesBest books of 2017: ScienceClive Cookson selects his must-read titlesBest books of 2017: SportsSimon Kuper selects his must-read titlesBest books of 2017: MusicRichard Fairman and Ludovic Hunter-Tilney select their must-read titlesBest books of 2017: Literary Non-fictionCarl Wilkinson selects his must-read titlesBest books of 2017: Science fiction and CrimeJames Lovegrove and Barry Forshaw select their must-read titlesBest books of 2017: PoetryMaria Crawford selects her must-read titlesBest books of 2017: Picture books; Children’s books and Young adultJames Lovegrove and Suzi Feay select their must-read titlesBest books of 2017: Food and TravelTim Hayward and Tom Robbins select their must-read titlesBest books of 2017: Style and GardeningCarola Long and Jane Owen select their must-read titlesBest books of 2017: critics’ picksFT writers and guests select their must-read titlesBest books of 2017: new titles by FT writersManuscripts by our own columnists and correspondentsReturn to the Best of 2017More reportage, interviews, commentary and reviews and from the last 12 months