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Esquire's 44 Best Books of 2020 (So Far)

Published in early November, this list from Esquire.com features both fiction and non-fiction titles.
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Memorial (Bryan Washington)
Memorial
1
Bryan Washington
African American Poetry 250 Years of Struggle and Song (Kevin Young)
African American Poetry 250 Years of Struggle and Song
2
Kevin Young
The Office of Historical Corrections (Danielle Evans)
The Office of Historical Corrections
3
Danielle Evans
World of Wonders (Aimee Nezhukumatathil)
World of Wonders
4
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Jack (Marilynne Robinson)
Jack
5
Marilynne Robinson
Leave the World Behind (Rumaan Alman)
Leave the World Behind
6
Rumaan Alman
The Cold Millions (Jess Walter)
The Cold Millions
7
Jess Walter
Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation (Anne Helen Petersen)
Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
8
Anne Helen Petersen
Just Us (Claudia Rankine)
Just Us
9
Claudia Rankine
Red Pill (Hari Kunzru)
Red Pill
10
Hari Kunzru
Pizza Girl (Jean Kyoun Frazier)
Pizza Girl
11
Jean Kyoun Frazier
Must I Go (Yiyun Li)
Must I Go
12
Yiyun Li
Boys of Alabama (Genevieve Hudson)
Boys of Alabama
13
Genevieve Hudson
They Wish They Were Us (Jessica Goodman)
They Wish They Were Us
14
Jessica Goodman
Hollywood Park (Mikel Jollett)
Hollywood Park
15
Mikel Jollett
A Children's Bible (Lydia Millet)
A Children's Bible
16
Lydia Millet
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
17
C Pam Zhang
Drifts (Kate Zambreno)
Drifts
18
Kate Zambreno
If I Had Your Face (Frances Cha)
If I Had Your Face
19
Frances Cha
Sansei and Sensibility (Karen Tei Yamashita)
Sansei and Sensibility
20
Karen Tei Yamashita
Godshot (Chelsea Bieker)
Godshot
21
Chelsea Bieker
Exciting Times (Naoise Dolan)
Exciting Times
22
Naoise Dolan
Memorial Drive (Natasha Trethewey)
Memorial Drive
23
Natasha Trethewey
Last Couple Standing (Matthew Norman)
Last Couple Standing
24
Matthew Norman
The Jetsetters (Amanda Eyre Ward)
The Jetsetters
25
Amanda Eyre Ward
Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America (Conor Dougherty)
Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America
26
Conor Dougherty
American Poison: How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise (Eduardo Porter)
American Poison: How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise
27
Eduardo Porter
Had I Known (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Had I Known
28
Barbara Ehrenreich
This Is Big: How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World—And Me (Marisa Meltzer)
This Is Big: How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World—And Me
29
Marisa Meltzer
Notes From an Apocalypse (Mark O'Connell)
Notes From an Apocalypse
30
Mark O'Connell
Lurking: How a Person Became a User (Joanne McNeil)
Lurking: How a Person Became a User
31
Joanne McNeil
Topics of Conversation (Miranda Popkey)
Topics of Conversation
32
Miranda Popkey
Boys & Sex (Peggy Orenstein)
Boys & Sex
33
Peggy Orenstein
Cleanness (Garth Greenwell)
Cleanness
34
Garth Greenwell
Uncanny Valley (Anna Wiener)
Uncanny Valley
35
Anna Wiener
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
36
Isabel Allende
The Third Rainbow Girl (Emma Copley Eisenberg)
The Third Rainbow Girl
37
Emma Copley Eisenberg
Weather (Jenny Offill)
Weather
38
Jenny Offill
In the Land of Men (Adrienne Miller)
In the Land of Men
39
Adrienne Miller
The Illness Lesson (Clare Beam)
The Illness Lesson
40
Clare Beam
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