Year archive

Best books of 2020

Books selected by independent literary juries and editorial teams in 2020, gathered into one transparent, source-linked reading list. The chronology uses the award year for prizes and list year for editorial recommendations.

Selections
399
Authors
394
Lists & prizes
16

Showing 289–336 of 399

2020Young readers

The Old Truck

Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey

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2020Young readers

The Paper Kingdom

Helena Ku Rhee, illustrated by Pascal Campion

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2020Fiction & literature

The Rakess

Scarlett Peckham

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2020Science fiction & fantasy

The Regrets

Amy Bonnaffons

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2020Fiction & literature

The Roommate

Rosie Danan

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