Waterstones have announced their shortlist for Book of the Year 2016, an eclectic mix of styles, genres and voices. Here are the six books they have chosen:

• Christopher De Hamel, Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
• Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air
• Emma-Jane Kirby, The Optician of Lampedusa
• Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent
• Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Kitty in Boots
• J K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts I & II

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