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Best Books of 2020 (Bookriot.com)

Welcome, readers, to our guide to the best books of 2020! Whether they were buzzy or lost in the shuffle, prize-winners, or under the radar, we've assembled the books from 2020 you must not miss. Happy reading!
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The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
1
Brit Bennett
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
2
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
3
Emily Henry
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
4
N K Jemisin
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
5
Yaa Gyasi
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land
6
Elizabeth Acevedo
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
7
Mikki Kendall
Solutions and Other Problems (Allie Brosch)
Solutions and Other Problems
8
Allie Brosch
Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
Wow, No Thank You
9
Samantha Irby
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
10
James McBride
Conjure Women (AFIa Atakora)
Conjure Women
11
AFIa Atakora
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
12
Stephen Graham Jones
Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Cemetery Boys
13
Aiden Thomas
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
14
Alexis Henderson
Network Effect (Martha Wells)
Network Effect
15
Martha Wells
Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)
Minor Feelings
16
Cathy Park Hong
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
17
Akwaeke Emezi
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
18
Alka Joshi
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
19
Micaiah Johnson
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
20
Talia Hibbert
Catherine House (Elisabeth Thomas)
Catherine House
21
Elisabeth Thomas
When No One Is Watching (Alyss Cole)
When No One Is Watching
22
Alyss Cole
The Boyfriend Project (Farrah Rochon)
The Boyfriend Project
23
Farrah Rochon
Sharks in the Time of Saviors (Kawai Strong Washburn)
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
24
Kawai Strong Washburn
Homie (Danez Smith)
Homie
25
Danez Smith
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
26
Emily Danforth
The Sound of Stars (Alechia Dow)
The Sound of Stars
27
Alechia Dow
We Ride Upon Sticks (Quan Barry)
We Ride Upon Sticks
28
Quan Barry
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
29
P. Djèlí Clark
Grown (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Grown
30
Tiffany D. Jackson
Intimations (Zadie Smith)
Intimations
31
Zadie Smith
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
32
Tj Klune
When You Were Everything (Ashley Woodfolk)
When You Were Everything
33
Ashley Woodfolk
Saving Ruby King (Catherine Adel West)
Saving Ruby King
34
Catherine Adel West
The Subtweet (Vivek Shraya)
The Subtweet
35
Vivek Shraya
Blacktop Wasteland (S.A. Cosby)
Blacktop Wasteland
36
S.A. Cosby
The Undocumented Americans (Kate Cornejo Villavicencio)
The Undocumented Americans
37
Kate Cornejo Villavicencio
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Jessica Townsend)
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow
38
Jessica Townsend
Obit (Victoria Chang)
Obit
39
Victoria Chang
Spoiler Alert (Olivia Dade)
Spoiler Alert
40
Olivia Dade
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