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NPR's Books We Love 2020

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2020, excluding cookbooks.
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Sisters of the War (Rania Abouzeid)
Sisters of the War
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Rania Abouzeid
Roadside Americans (Jack Reid)
Roadside Americans
2
Jack Reid
This Is My America (Kim Johnson)
This Is My America
3
Kim Johnson
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches
4
Alix E. Harrow
Sexual Citizens (Jennifer S. Hirsch)
Sexual Citizens
5
Jennifer S. Hirsch
Temporary (Hilary Leichter)
Temporary
6
Hilary Leichter
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir (Jenn Shapland)
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers: A Memoir
7
Jenn Shapland
Why We Swim (Bonnie Tsui)
Why We Swim
8
Bonnie Tsui
Finna (Nate Marshall)
Finna
9
Nate Marshall
An Incomplete List of Names (Michael Torres)
An Incomplete List of Names
10
Michael Torres
Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency (Olivia Laing)
Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency
11
Olivia Laing
Sex and Vanity (Kevin Kwan)
Sex and Vanity
12
Kevin Kwan
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
13
Yaa Gyasi
Bestiary (K-Ming Chang)
Bestiary
14
K-Ming Chang
New Waves (Kevin Nguyen)
New Waves
15
Kevin Nguyen
Neon Girls (Jennifer)
Neon Girls
16
Jennifer
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
17
Isabel Wilkerson
Members Only (Sameer Pandya)
Members Only
18
Sameer Pandya
Catherine House (Elisabeth Thomas)
Catherine House
19
Elisabeth Thomas
Remembrance (Rita Woods)
Remembrance
20
Rita Woods
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop)
At Night All Blood Is Black
21
David Diop
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line (Deepa Anappara)
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
22
Deepa Anappara
The Mountain Sings (Nguyen Phan Que Mai)
The Mountain Sings
23
Nguyen Phan Que Mai
Network Effect (Martha Wells)
Network Effect
24
Martha Wells
The Freedom Artist (Ben Okri)
The Freedom Artist
25
Ben Okri
The Last Emperox (John Scalzi)
The Last Emperox
26
John Scalzi
The Boyfriend Project (Farrah Rochon)
The Boyfriend Project
27
Farrah Rochon
The Paper Kingdom (Helena Ku Rhee)
The Paper Kingdom
28
Helena Ku Rhee
Flamer (Mike Curato)
Flamer
29
Mike Curato
And I Do Not Forgive You (Amber Sparks)
And I Do Not Forgive You
30
Amber Sparks
Big Friendship (Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman)
Big Friendship
31
Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
No Filter (Sarah Frier)
No Filter
32
Sarah Frier
Notes on a Silencing (Lacy Crawford)
Notes on a Silencing
33
Lacy Crawford
Dancing Man (Bob Avian)
Dancing Man
34
Bob Avian
Every Reason We Shouldn't (Sara Fujimura)
Every Reason We Shouldn't
35
Sara Fujimura
One Night Two Souls Went Walking (Ellen Cooney)
One Night Two Souls Went Walking
36
Ellen Cooney
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
37
Agustina Bazterrica
Run Me to Earth (Paul Yoon)
Run Me to Earth
38
Paul Yoon
Outside in (Deborah Underwood)
Outside In
39
Deborah Underwood
A Game of Fox & Squirrels (Jenn Reese)
A Game of Fox & Squirrels
40
Jenn Reese
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