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New York Times' 52 Books for 52 Places (2020)

The Times's 52 places to go in 2020 spans the globe, from Washington, D.C., to Mount Kenya to Sabah, Malaysia. Maybe you're already buying your plane tickets, or maybe you can't get away anytime soon — but either way, we recommend the books below, which will help you explore on the ground or from your armchair.
52 Places to Go in 2020: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/travel/places-to-visit.html
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The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
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Don't Stop the Carnival (Herman Wouk)
Don't Stop the Carnival
2
Herman Wouk
The Fat Man From La Paz (Rosario Santo)
The Fat Man From La Paz
3
Rosario Santo
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
4
Peter Høeg, Trans. Tiina Nunnally
Island Home (Tim Winton)
Island Home
5
Tim Winton
Sideways
Sideways
6
The Leopard (Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
7
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Amadeus
Amadeus
8
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo
9
Hiromi Kawakami
Limassol (Yishai Sarid)
Limassol
10
Yishai Sarid
Tibet Wild: A Naturalist's Journeys on the Roof of the World (George Schaller)
Tibet Wild: A Naturalist's Journeys on the Roof of the World
11
George Schaller
Chaka the Zulu
Chaka the Zulu
12
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
13
Stephen King
Schindlers List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindlers List
14
Thomas Keneally
Raj (Gita Mehta)
Raj
15
Gita Mehta
Sun and Shadow (Ake Edwardson)
Sun and Shadow
16
Ake Edwardson
Chronicle of a Last Summer: A Novel of Egypt (Yasmine El Rashidi)
Chronicle of a Last Summer: A Novel of Egypt
17
Yasmine El Rashidi
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
18
John Steinbeck
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
19
Kate Chopin
Food of the Gods (Rupert Wong #1-2) (Cassandra Khaw)
Food of the Gods (Rupert Wong #1-2)
20
Cassandra Khaw
Out Stealing Horses (Per Petterson)
Out Stealing Horses
21
Per Petterson
Islands in the Stream
Islands in the Stream
22
Four Faces (Han Suyin)
Four Faces
23
Han Suyin
A Killer Harvest (Paul Cleave)
A Killer Harvest
24
Paul Cleave
La Regenta (Leopoldo Alas)
La Regenta
25
Leopoldo Alas
During My Time: Florence Edenshaw Davison, a Haida Woman (Margaret B. Blackman)
During My Time: Florence Edenshaw Davison, a Haida Woman
26
Margaret B. Blackman
The Gay Place (Billy Lee Brammer)
The Gay Place
27
Billy Lee Brammer
Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo (Eric Hansen)
Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo
28
Eric Hansen
All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)
All My Puny Sorrows
29
Miriam Toews
Kintu (Jennifer Makumbi)
Kintu
30
Jennifer Makumbi
Walking on The Ceiling (Ayşegül Savaş)
Walking on The Ceiling
31
Ayşegül Savaş
The Shepherd's Life (James Rebanks)
The Shepherd's Life
32
James Rebanks
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar (Suzanne Joinson)
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar
33
Suzanne Joinson
Revelation: A Search for Faith in a Violent Religious World (Dennis Covington)
Revelation: A Search for Faith in a Violent Religious World
34
Dennis Covington
Memoirs of a Polar Bear (Yoko Tawada)
Memoirs of a Polar Bear
35
Yoko Tawada
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
36
Mario Vargas Llosa
Murder in Matera (Helene Stapinski)
Murder in Matera
37
Helene Stapinski
The Torso (Helene Tursten)
The Torso
38
Helene Tursten
Southern Cross (Patricia Cornwell)
Southern Cross
39
Patricia Cornwell
Brideprice (J.N. Catanach)
Brideprice
40
J.N. Catanach
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