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NPR's Books We Love 2020

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2020, excluding cookbooks.
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Sisters of the War (Rania Abouzeid)
Sisters of the War
Rania Abouzeid
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Roadside Americans (Jack Reid)
Roadside Americans
Jack Reid
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This Is My America (Kim Johnson)
This Is My America
Kim Johnson
4
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow
5
Sexual Citizens (Jennifer S. Hirsch)
Sexual Citizens
Jennifer S. Hirsch
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Temporary (Hilary Leichter)
Temporary
Hilary Leichter
7
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir (Jenn Shapland)
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir
Jenn Shapland
8
Why We Swim (Bonnie Tsui)
Why We Swim
Bonnie Tsui
9
Finna (Nate Marshall)
Finna
Nate Marshall
10
An Incomplete List of Names (Michael Torres)
An Incomplete List of Names
Michael Torres
11
Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency (Olivia Laing)
Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency
Olivia Laing
12
Sex and Vanity (Kevin Kwan)
Sex and Vanity
Kevin Kwan
13
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi
14
Bestiary (K-Ming Chang)
Bestiary
K-Ming Chang
15
New Waves (Kevin Nguyen)
New Waves
Kevin Nguyen
16
Neon Girls (Jennifer)
Neon Girls
Jennifer
17
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
Isabel Wilkerson
18
Members Only (Sameer Pandya)
Members Only
Sameer Pandya
19
Catherine House (Elisabeth Thomas)
Catherine House
Elisabeth Thomas
20
Remembrance (Rita Woods)
Remembrance
Rita Woods
21
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop)
At Night All Blood Is Black
David Diop
22
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line (Deepa Anappara)
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
Deepa Anappara
23
The Mountain Sings (Nguyen Phan Que Mai)
The Mountain Sings
Nguyen Phan Que Mai
24
Network Effect (Martha Wells)
Network Effect
Martha Wells
25
The Freedom Artist (Ben Okri)
The Freedom Artist
Ben Okri
26
The Last Emperox (John Scalzi)
The Last Emperox
John Scalzi
27
The Boyfriend Project (Farrah Rochon)
The Boyfriend Project
Farrah Rochon
28
The Paper Kingdom (Helena Ku Rhee)
The Paper Kingdom
Helena Ku Rhee
29
Flamer (Mike Curato)
Flamer
Mike Curato
30
And I Do Not Forgive You (Amber Sparks)
And I Do Not Forgive You
Amber Sparks
31
Big Friendship (Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman)
Big Friendship
Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
32
No Filter (Sarah Frier)
No Filter
Sarah Frier
33
Notes on a Silencing (Lacy Crawford)
Notes on a Silencing
Lacy Crawford
34
Dancing Man (Bob Avian)
Dancing Man
Bob Avian
35
Every Reason We Shouldn't (Sara Fujimura)
Every Reason We Shouldn't
Sara Fujimura
36
One Night Two Souls Went Walking (Ellen Cooney)
One Night Two Souls Went Walking
Ellen Cooney
37
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica
38
Run Me to Earth (Paul Yoon)
Run Me to Earth
Paul Yoon
39
Outside in (Deborah Underwood)
Outside In
Deborah Underwood
40
A Game of Fox & Squirrels (Jenn Reese)
A Game of Fox & Squirrels
Jenn Reese
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