This week on The Last Word, we're looking at some of the best books you should buy for yourself or a loved one this Christmas.

Maria Dickenson, Managing Director of Dubray,  and Aoife Barry, arts editor with thejournal.ie, joined us to recommend their favourite fiction books of the year.

• 'Shadowplay' by Joseph O'Connor
• 'Olive Again' by Elizabeth Strout
• 'The River Capture' by Mary Costello
• 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens
• 'The Memory Police' by Yoko Ogawa
• 'The Wych Elm' by Tana French
• 'Hunting Party' by Lucy Foley
• 'The Wall' by John Lanchester
• 'When All Is Said' by Anne Griffin
• 'Once, Twice, Three Times an Aisling' by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
• 'My Sister, the Serial Killer' by Oyinkan Braithwaite
• 'Daisy Jones & The Six' by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• 'The Flatshare' by Beth O'Leary
• 'Follow Me To Ground' by Sue Rainsford
• 'This Is Happiness' by Niall Williams

Listen to the interview in full by pressing the play button on this page.