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The Most Recommended Books of 2020

We counted 6,065 entries from 144 sources in 2020. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett appeared on 25, 2 more than any other book.

A source counts once per book, whatever the result: a win, a shortlist place, or a list pick. We show books named by 3 or more sources. 2020 is the award or list year, not the publication year.

25 sources

  1. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

23 sources

  1. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

20 sources

  1. Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

  2. Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

  3. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

19 sources

  1. Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker

18 sources

  1. Deacon King Kong by James McBride

  2. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

17 sources

  1. Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar

16 sources

  1. Memorial by Bryan Washington

15 sources

  1. A Burning by Megha Majumdar

  2. Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey

14 sources

  1. Luster by Raven Leilani

  2. Real Life by Brandon Taylor

  3. The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

  4. The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel

13 sources

  1. How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

  2. Just Us by Claudia Rankine

  3. Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

  4. The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Tamara Payne and Les Payne

  5. The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

12 sources

  1. The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin

  2. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

  3. Weather by Jenny Offill

11 sources

  1. A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet

  2. I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James

  3. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds

  4. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

  5. The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

  6. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

10 sources

  1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama

  2. Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

  3. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

  4. Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

  5. Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

  6. Jack by Marilynne Robinson

  7. King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

  8. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

  9. Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz

  10. Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener

  11. Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald

  12. Writers & Lovers by Lily King

9 sources

  1. I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith

  2. Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

  3. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  4. Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl by Jonathan C. Slaght

  5. The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson

  6. We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade

  7. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

8 sources

  1. Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford

  2. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

  3. Eat the Buddha by Barbara Demick

  4. Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming

  5. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

  6. The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

  7. The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans

  8. The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

7 sources

  1. Actress by Anne Enright

  2. Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

  3. Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

  4. Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

  5. Falastin by Sami Tamimi

  6. Fathoms by Rebecca Giggs

  7. Flamer by Mike Curato

  8. Homie by Danez Smith

  9. Obit by Victoria Chang

  10. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

  11. Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

  12. Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

  13. The Address Book by Deirdre Mask

  14. The Cold Millions by Jess Walter

  15. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

  16. The Loneliness of the Long-distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine

  17. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

  18. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

  19. Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory by Claudio Saunt

  20. Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

  21. Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby

  22. Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha

6 sources

  1. All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat

  2. Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer

  3. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

  4. Chance: Escape from the Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz

  5. Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

  6. Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

  7. How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Adventure by John Rocco

  8. Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

  9. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

  10. Missionaries by Phil Klay

  11. Notes on a Silencing by Lacy Crawford

  12. Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn

  13. Sisters by Daisy Johnson

  14. Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake

  15. Summer by Ali Smith

  16. The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

  17. The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

  18. The Dragons, The Giant, The Women by Wayétu Moore

  19. The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

  20. The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey

  21. The Searcher by Tana French

  22. The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth by Wade Hudson and Cheryl W. Hudson (eds)

  23. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

  24. Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum

  25. Twins by Varian Johnson

  26. Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore

  27. We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

  28. We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

  29. When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

  30. When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

  31. When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

  32. Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller

5 sources

  1. A Knock at Midnight: A story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett

  2. African American Poetry by Kevin Young

  3. All Because You Matter by Tami Charles

  4. All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny

  5. Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

  6. American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson

  7. Apeirogon by Colum McCann

  8. Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

  9. Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

  10. Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

  11. Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Rivalry That Unravelled the Middle East by Kim Ghattas

  12. Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

  13. Conditional Citizens by Laila Lalami

  14. Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang

  15. Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

  16. Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina

  17. Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

  18. From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

  19. Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman

  20. Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

  21. Hike by Pete Oswald

  22. His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie

  23. If I Had Two Wings by Randall Kenan

  24. Intimations by Zadie Smith

  25. Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

  26. Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne

  27. Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin

  28. Lot by Bryan Washington

  29. Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

  30. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

  31. My Autobiography of Carson McCullers by Jenn Shapland

  32. Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker

  33. Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

  34. Our Little Kitchen by Jillian Tamaki

  35. Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn

  36. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

  37. Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

  38. Run Me to Earth by Paul Yoon

  39. Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

  40. The Awkward Black Man: Stories by Walter Mosley

  41. The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained by Nik Sharma

  42. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

  43. The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars by Jo Marchant

  44. The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

  45. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

  46. The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

  47. The New Wilderness by Diane Cook

  48. The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

  49. The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story by Thao Lam

  50. The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming

  51. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

  52. These Ghosts Are Family: A Novel by Maisy Card

  53. Three-Fifths by John Vercher

  54. Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

  55. Untamed by Glennon Doyle

  56. Want by Lynn Steger Strong

  57. Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson

  58. We Are Not Free by Traci Chee

  59. Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

  60. You Matter by Christian Robinson

  61. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

4 sources

  1. A Dominant Character by Samanth Subramanian

  2. A Furious Sky by Eric Jay Dolin

  3. A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

  4. A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

  5. Afterlife by Julia Alvarez

  6. Agency by William Gibson

  7. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

  8. All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor

  9. Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

  10. Bestiary by K-Ming Chang

  11. Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

  12. Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

  13. Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

  14. Class Act by Jerry Craft

  15. Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

  16. Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

  17. Dearly by Margaret Atwood

  18. Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

  19. Dirt by Bill Buford

  20. Dominicana by Angie Cruz

  21. Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

  22. Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

  23. Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

  24. Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade

  25. Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

  26. Finna by Nate Marshall

  27. Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

  28. Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

  29. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

  30. Go with the Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann

  31. How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa

  32. I Hold a Wolf by the Ears by Laura van den Berg

  33. If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

  34. In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes And Stories Of Grandmothers From The Eight African Countries That Touch The Indian Ocean by Hawa Hassan and Julia Turshen

  35. Indians on Vacation by Thomas King

  36. Inside Story by Martin Amis

  37. Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

  38. Kent State by Deborah Wiles

  39. Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf

  40. Lakewood by Megan Giddings

  41. Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar

  42. Lift by Minh Lê

  43. Likes by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

  44. Long Bright River by Liz Moore

  45. Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

  46. Mayflies by Andrew O’Hagan

  47. Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

  48. Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault

  49. Monogamy: A Novel by Sue Miller

  50. My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

  51. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

  52. No Filter by Sarah Frier

  53. One Mighty and Irresistible Tide by Jia Lynn Yang

  54. One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski

  55. One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

  56. Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo

  57. Outside In by Deborah Underwood

  58. Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory

  59. Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay

  60. Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

  61. Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park

  62. Rage by Bob Woodward

  63. Reaganland by Rick Perlstein

  64. Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

  65. Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark

  66. Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold

  67. Red Pill by Hari Kunzru

  68. RENDANG by Will Harris

  69. Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld

  70. Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

  71. Sharuko by Monica Brown

  72. Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

  73. Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

  74. Sports is Hell by Ben Passmore

  75. Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World by Amy Stanley

  76. Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru

  77. Temporary by Hilary Leichter

  78. Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

  79. The Age of Phillis by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

  80. The Blue House by Phoebe Wahl

  81. The Chain by Adrian McKinty

  82. The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes

  83. The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld

  84. The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

  85. The End of Everything by Katie Mack

  86. The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

  87. The Historians by Eavan Boland

  88. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

  89. The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey

  90. The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

  91. The Next Great Migration by Sonia Shah

  92. The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert

  93. The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes by Zachary D. Carter

  94. The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

  95. The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

  96. The Topeka School by Ben Lerner

  97. The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson

  98. The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

  99. The Way Back by Gavriel Savit

  100. This Is your Time by Ruby Bridges

  101. Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

  102. Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump

  103. True Story by Kate Reed Petty

  104. Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music by Alex Ross

  105. We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

  106. We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper

  107. Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne

  108. You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe

3 sources

  1. 'Ohana Means Family by Ilima Loomis

  2. 100 Cookies by Sarah Kieffer

  3. A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

  4. A Girl Like Me by Angela Johnson

  5. A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt

  6. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough

  7. A Sporting Chance by Lori Alexander

  8. A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat

  9. Abe by David S. Reynolds

  10. Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant

  11. Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre

  12. And Now She’s Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall

  13. Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth

  14. At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop

  15. Beach Read by Emily Henry

  16. Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace by Carl Safina

  17. Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes

  18. Beyond Babylon by Igiaba Scego

  19. Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon

  20. Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow

  21. Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen

  22. Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women by Lee Murray and Geneve Flynn

  23. Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy

  24. Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh

  25. Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham

  26. Breath by James Nestor

  27. Burn by Patrick Ness

  28. Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

  29. Can't Even by Anne Helen Petersen

  30. Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

  31. Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon

  32. Come Home, Indio: A Memoir by Jim Terry

  33. Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

  34. Consent (for Kids!): Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of You by Rachel Brian

  35. Counterpoint: A Memoir Of Bach And Mourning by Philip Kennicott

  36. Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

  37. Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

  38. Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time by Ben Ehrenreich

  39. Difficult Women by Helen Lewis

  40. Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring by Matthew Burgess

  41. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

  42. Eat a Peach by David Chang

  43. Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

  44. Every Body Looking by candice iloh

  45. Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat

  46. Explaining Humans by Camilla Pang

  47. Fable by Adrienne Young

  48. Fauja Singh Keeps Going by Simran Jeet Singh

  49. Fiebre Tropical by Juliana Delgado Lopera

  50. Finish the Fight! by Veronica Chambers

  51. Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

  52. Fly on the Wall by Remy Lai

  53. Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

  54. Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega

  55. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

  56. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  57. Godshot by Chelsea Bieker

  58. Golem Girl by Riva Lehrer

  59. Good Citizens Need Not Fear by Maria Reva

  60. Grand Union by Zadie Smith

  61. Group: How One Therapist and A Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate

  62. Having and Being Had by Eula Biss

  63. Hitchcock and the Censors by John Billheimer

  64. House of Glass by Hadley Freeman

  65. How to Make a Slave and Other Essays by Jerald Walker

  66. Humankind by Rutger Bregman

  67. If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future by Jill Lepore

  68. If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall

  69. Igifu by Scholastique Mukasonga

  70. In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

  71. Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho

  72. Is Rape a Crime?: A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto by Michelle Bowdler

  73. Jane Against the World by Karen Blumenthal

  74. Julián at the Wedding by Jessica Love

  75. Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It by Andrea Davis Pinkney

  76. Magdalena: River of Dreams—A Story of Colombia by Wade Davis

  77. Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan

  78. Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron

  79. Metropolis by Philip Kerr

  80. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

  81. Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

  82. Murder Knocks Twice by Susanna Calkins

  83. My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano

  84. My Darling from the Lions by Rachel Long

  85. Network Effect by Martha Wells

  86. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Nisi Shawl

  87. New Waves: A Novel by Kevin Nguyen

  88. No Rules Rules: Netflix And The Culture Of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer

  89. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb

  90. Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back by Mark O'Connell

  91. On the Horizon by Lois Lowry

  92. Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America by Maria Hinojosa

  93. One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time by Craig Brown

  94. Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir by Nikki Grimes

  95. Out the Door by Christy Hale

  96. Overground Railroad by Candacy A. Taylor

  97. Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome

  98. Packs: Strength in Numbers by Hannah Salyer

  99. Paying the Land by Joe Sacco

  100. Putin's People by Catherine Belton

  101. Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez

  102. Recollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit

  103. Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson

  104. Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

  105. Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez

  106. Salma the Syrian Chef by Ahmad Danny Ramadan

  107. Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future by James Shapiro

  108. Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging by Tessa McWatt

  109. Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran

  110. Snow by John Banville

  111. Sontag: Her Life and Work by Benjamin Moser

  112. Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker

  113. Stakes Is High by Mychal Denzel Smith

  114. Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar

  115. Summer of Reckoning by Marion Brunet

  116. Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon

  117. The Abstainer by Ian McGuire

  118. The Air Year by Caroline Bird

  119. The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda

  120. The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson

  121. The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova

  122. The Bird Boys by Lisa Sandlin

  123. The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman

  124. The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson

  125. The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

  126. The Deviant's War by Eric Cervini

  127. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

  128. The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar

  129. The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf

  130. The Great Offshore Grounds by Vanessa Veselka

  131. The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan

  132. The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

  133. The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu

  134. The Index of Self-Destructive Acts by Christopher Beha

  135. The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

  136. The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame by William Feaver

  137. The Man Who Ran Washington by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser

  138. The Most Beautiful Thing by Kao Kalia Yang

  139. The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan

  140. The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton

  141. The Mythic Dream by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe

  142. The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge

  143. The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

  144. The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee and Pascal Campion

  145. The Parisian by Isabella Hammad

  146. The Pearl Dagger by L.A. Chandlar

  147. The Pink Line by Mark Gevisser

  148. The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham

  149. The Ratline by Philippe Sands

  150. The Roommate by Rosie Danan

  151. The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey

  152. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

  153. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

  154. The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again by M. John Harrison

  155. The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel by Richard Osman

  156. The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

  157. The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

  158. The Weekend by Charlotte Wood

  159. The Winter Garden Photograph by Reina María Rodríguez

  160. The World Doesn’t Require You by Rion Amilcar Scott

  161. The Yield by Tara June Winch

  162. They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall

  163. This Book Is Anti-racist by Tiffany Jewell

  164. This Is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield

  165. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

  166. This Is My America by Kim Johnson

  167. This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga

  168. Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

  169. To Be a Man by Nicole Krauss

  170. To Calais, In Ordinary Time by James Meek

  171. Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann

  172. Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

  173. Wandering in Strange Lands by Morgan Jerkins

  174. War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret MacMillan

  175. Warhol by Blake Gopnik

  176. Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

  177. We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

  178. What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez

  179. When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father’s War and What Remains by Ariana Neumann

  180. Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

  181. White Ivy by Susie Yang

  182. Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui

  183. Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino

  184. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

  185. Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, And A Woman's Search For Justice In Indian Country by Sierra Crane Murdoch

  186. You Call This Democracy? by Elizabeth Rusch

  187. You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

  188. Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

  189. Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin

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