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New Statesman Best Books of 2020

Here is a list of the New Stateman's best books of the year 2020. How many of these books have you read?
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The Abstainer (Ian McGuire)
The Abstainer
1
Ian McGuire
Active Measures (Thomas Rid)
Active Measures
2
Thomas Rid
Actress (Anne Enright)
Actress
3
Anne Enright
Afterlives (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Afterlives
4
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of Moby-Dick (Richard J. King)
Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of Moby-Dick
5
Richard J. King
All the Sonnets of Shakespeare (Paul Edmondson)
All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
6
Paul Edmondson
Apollo's Arrow (Nicholas A. Christakis)
Apollo's Arrow
7
Nicholas A. Christakis
Baseless (Nicholson Baker)
Baseless
8
Nicholson Baker
The Bass Rock (Evie Wyld)
The Bass Rock
9
Evie Wyld
Beowulf: A New Translation (Maria Dahvana Headley)
Beowulf: A New Translation
10
Maria Dahvana Headley
Beyond the Red Wall (Deborah Mattinson)
Beyond the Red Wall
11
Deborah Mattinson
Black and British: A Short, Essential History (David Olusoga)
Black and British: A Short, Essential History
12
David Olusoga
Black Rain Falling (Jacob Ross)
Black Rain Falling
13
Jacob Ross
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture (Sudhir Hazareesingh)
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture
14
Sudhir Hazareesingh
Bunker: Building for the End Times (Bradley Garrett)
Bunker: Building for the End Times
15
Bradley Garrett
Chaucer: A European Life (Marion Turner)
Chaucer: A European Life
16
Marion Turner
Churchill's Britain: From the Antrim Coast to the Isle of Wight (Peter Clark)
Churchill's Britain: From the Antrim Coast to the Isle of Wight
17
Peter Clark
Colossal Ambitions: Confederate Planning for a Post-Civil War World (Adrian Brettle)
Colossal Ambitions: Confederate Planning for a Post-Civil War World
18
Adrian Brettle
Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century (Andreas Malm)
Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century
19
Andreas Malm
Cottongrass Summer (Roy Dennis)
Cottongrass Summer
20
Roy Dennis
Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books (Cathy Rentzenbrink)
Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books
21
Cathy Rentzenbrink
Diary of an MP's Wife (Sasha Swire)
Diary of an MP's Wife
22
Sasha Swire
A Dominant Character (Samanth Subramanian)
A Dominant Character
23
Samanth Subramanian
A Dutiful Boy (Mohsin Zaidi)
A Dutiful Boy
24
Mohsin Zaidi
The Empty Shield (Giacomo Donis)
The Empty Shield
25
Giacomo Donis
English Pastoral (James Rebanks)
English Pastoral
26
James Rebanks
Entangled Life (Merlin Sheldrake)
Entangled Life
27
Merlin Sheldrake
Ernest Bevin: Labour's Churchill (Andrew Adonis)
Ernest Bevin: Labour's Churchill
28
Andrew Adonis
Exciting Times (Naoise Dolan)
Exciting Times
29
Naoise Dolan
Farewell, Ghosts (Nadia Terranova)
Farewell, Ghosts
30
Nadia Terranova
Forced Out: A Detective's Story of Prejudice and Resilience (Kevin Maxwell)
Forced Out: A Detective's Story of Prejudice and Resilience
31
Kevin Maxwell
The Fragments of My Father (Sam Mills)
The Fragments of My Father
32
Sam Mills
Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers (Cheryl Misak)
Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers
33
Cheryl Misak
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa)
A Ghost in the Throat
34
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Ghostland in Search of a Hunted Country (Edward Parnell)
Ghostland in Search of a Hunted Country
35
Edward Parnell
Greenery: Journeys in Springtime (Tim Dee)
Greenery: Journeys in Springtime
36
Tim Dee
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
37
Maggie O'farrell
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story (Kate Summerscale)
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story
38
Kate Summerscale
Horse Boy (Tanya Landman)
Horse Boy
39
Tanya Landman
House of Correction (Nicci French)
House of Correction
40
Nicci French
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