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Book Riot's 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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A History of My Brief Body (Billy-Ray Belcourt)
A History of My Brief Body
1
Billy-Ray Belcourt
A Neon Darkness (Lauren Shippen)
A Neon Darkness
2
Lauren Shippen
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
3
Emily Henry
Blacktop Wasteland (S.A. Cosby)
Blacktop Wasteland
4
S.A. Cosby
Catherine House (Elisabeth Thomas)
Catherine House
5
Elisabeth Thomas
Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Cemetery Boys
6
Aiden Thomas
Chainsaw Man (Fujimoto, Tatsuki)
Chainsaw Man
7
Fujimoto, Tatsuki
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land
8
Elizabeth Acevedo
Conjure Women (AFIa Atakora)
Conjure Women
9
AFIa Atakora
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
10
James McBride
Even as We Breathe (Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle)
Even as We Breathe
11
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
Grown (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Grown
12
Tiffany D. Jackson
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Jessica Townsend)
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow
13
Jessica Townsend
Homie (Danez Smith)
Homie
14
Danez Smith
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
15
Mikki Kendall
Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness (Catherine Cho)
Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness
16
Catherine Cho
Intimations (Zadie Smith)
Intimations
17
Zadie Smith
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
18
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)
Minor Feelings
19
Cathy Park Hong
Network Effect (Martha Wells)
Network Effect
20
Martha Wells
Now That I've Found You (Kristina Forest)
Now That I've Found You
21
Kristina Forest
Obit (Victoria Chang)
Obit
22
Victoria Chang
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
23
Emily Danforth
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
24
P. Djèlí Clark
Saving Ruby King (Catherine Adel West)
Saving Ruby King
25
Catherine Adel West
Sharks in the Time of Saviors (Kawai Strong Washburn)
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
26
Kawai Strong Washburn
Solutions and Other Problems (Allie Brosh)
Solutions and Other Problems
27
Allie Brosh
Spoiler Alert (Olivia Dade)
Spoiler Alert
28
Olivia Dade
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown
29
Talia Hibbert
That Time of Year (Marie)
That Time of Year
30
Marie
The Boyfriend Project (Farrah Rochon)
The Boyfriend Project
31
Farrah Rochon
The City We Became (N.K.Jemisin)
The City We Became
32
N.K.Jemisin
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
33
Akwaeke Emezi
The Empire of Gold (S. A. Chakraborty)
The Empire of Gold
34
S. A. Chakraborty
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
35
Alka Joshi
The House on the Cerulean Sea (T. J. Klune)
The House on the Cerulean Sea
36
T. J. Klune
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
37
V.E. Schwab
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
38
Stephen Graham Jones
The Orchard (David Hopen)
The Orchard
39
David Hopen
The Sound of Stars (Alechia Dow)
The Sound of Stars
40
Alechia Dow
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