01
Why it matters
This selection preserves a named editorial recommendation alongside jury-selected books, making agreements and differences between institutions visible.
2020 selection · Young readers
The Daughters Of Ys
The Daughters Of Ys by M.T. Anderson, illustrated by Jo Rioux appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around comics & graphic novels, young adult, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
02
Read this if…
You want an NPR-recommended comics & graphic novels, young adult, seriously great writing title from 2020.
03
Ideas inside
comics & graphic novelsyoung adultseriously great writingsci fifantasy & speculative fictiontales from around the world
Get or borrow
Continue with this book.
Affiliate disclosure: We may earn a commission when you purchase through these links, at no extra cost to you. Editorial selections are independent.
Primary record
Verify the selection
Every inclusion traces back to the organization that made the selection.
NPR Books We Love — official recommendation recordOfficial record↗ (opens in a new tab)NPR Books We Love — official recordOfficial record↗ (opens in a new tab)Continue reading
From the same conversation
Apsara Engine
- NPR Books We Love
Apsara Engine by Bishakh Som appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around comics & graphic novels, book club ideas, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
Flyaway
- NPR Books We Love
Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around rather short, seriously great writing, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
Tokyo Ueno Station: A Novel
- NPR Books We Love
Tokyo Ueno Station: A Novel by Yu Miri, translated by Morgan Giles appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, seriously great writing, tales from around the world, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.