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Goodreads: The Top 40 Hit Books of the Year (So Far) (2020)

We're halfway through the year that time forgot! Ahem...I mean, 2020. Believe it or not, it's June.
Traditionally, this is when the Goodreads editorial team burrows deep into our data to see which books published in the U.S. during the first six months of the year have been most popular, highly anticipated, and highly rated among our collective 105 million members.
Below you'll find those books ranked according to popularity on the site. Note that we eliminated any book that fell below a 3.5 star–average rating from your fellow readers (at the time this article was written, natch). Then, just for fun, we divvied this list up into the two rather large and varied categories of fiction vs. nonfiction.
As always, be sure to add the books that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf. And happy reading!
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Suzanne Collins
2
Chain of Gold (Cassandra Clare)
Chain of Gold
Cassandra Clare
3
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
Kate Elizabeth Russell
4
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins
5
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
Emily St. John Mandel
6
One of Us Is Next (Karen M McManus)
One of Us Is Next
Karen M McManus
7
Dear Edward (Ann Napolitano)
Dear Edward
Ann Napolitano
8
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson
9
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
Simone St. James
10
Long Bright River (Liz Moore)
Long Bright River
Liz Moore
11
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
Emily Henry
12
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
Glennon Doyle
13
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
Lucy Foley
14
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
Mikki Kendall
15
You Are Not Alone (Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen)
You Are Not Alone
Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
16
In Five Years (Rebecca Serle)
In Five Years
Rebecca Serle
17
Uncanny Valley (Anna Wiener)
Uncanny Valley
Anna Wiener
18
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird (Josie Silver)
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
Josie Silver
19
Unspeakable Things (Jess Lourey)
Unspeakable Things
Jess Lourey
20
Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
Wow, No Thank You
Samantha Irby
21
In an Instant (Suzanne Redfearn)
In an Instant
Suzanne Redfearn
22
Open Book (Jessica Simpson)
Open Book
Jessica Simpson
23
The Boy From the Woods (Harlan Coben)
The Boy From the Woods
Harlan Coben
24
The House of Kennedy (James Patterson)
The House of Kennedy
James Patterson
25
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix)
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
26
Why We Can't Sleep (Ada Calhoun)
Why We Can't Sleep
Ada Calhoun
27
You Never Forget Your First (Alexis Coe)
You Never Forget Your First
Alexis Coe
28
A Very Stable Genius (Phillip Rucker)
A Very Stable Genius
Phillip Rucker
29
Buy Yourself the F-Cking Lilies (Tara Schuster)
Buy Yourself the F-Cking Lilies
Tara Schuster
30
Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas)
Crescent City
Sarah J. Maas
31
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker
32
The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness (Sarah Ramey)
The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness
Sarah Ramey
33
A Good Neighbourhood (Therese Ann Fowler)
A Good Neighbourhood
Therese Ann Fowler
34
Get Out of Your Head (Jennie Allen)
Get Out of Your Head
Jennie Allen
35
Nobody Will Tell You This but Me (Bess Kalb)
Nobody Will Tell You This but Me
Bess Kalb
36
You're Not Listening (Kate Murphy)
You're Not Listening
Kate Murphy
37
Don't Overthink It (Anne Bogel)
Don't Overthink It
Anne Bogel
38
Hill Women (Cassie Chambers)
Hill Women
Cassie Chambers
39
The Adventurer's Son (Roman Dial)
The Adventurer's Son
Roman Dial
40
When Time Stopped (Ariana Neumann)
When Time Stopped
Ariana Neumann
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