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NYPL Best Books of 2020

The New York Public Library is proud to present their Best Books of 2020. Their annual recommendations for kids, teens, and adults, curated by expert librarians, encompass fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, kids' books in Spanish, and much more. Discover our top 10 books in five categories, then explore the lists in full.
All of these books are in the Library's catalog and many are available in multiple formats, including e-books, audiobooks, and accessible editions. Happy reading!
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The Abstainer (Ian McGuire)
The Abstainer
1
Ian McGuire
The Aosawa Murders (Riku Onda)
The Aosawa Murders
2
Riku Onda
Apeirogon (Colum McCann)
Apeirogon
3
Colum McCann
The Awkward Black Man (Walter Mosley)
The Awkward Black Man
4
Walter Mosley
The Bear (Andrew Krivak)
The Bear
5
Andrew Krivak
Bestiary (K-Ming Chang)
Bestiary
6
K-Ming Chang
Big Black: Stand at Attica (Frank "Big Black" Smith)
Big Black: Stand at Attica
7
Frank "Big Black" Smith
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun
8
Rebecca Roanhorse
The Boatman's Daughter (Andy Davidson)
The Boatman's Daughter
9
Andy Davidson
Boyfriend Material (Alexis Hall)
Boyfriend Material
10
Alexis Hall
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
11
Mieko Kawakami
A Burning (Megha Majumdar)
A Burning
12
Megha Majumdar
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
13
Isabel Wilkerson
A Children's Bible (Lydia Millet)
A Children's Bible
14
Lydia Millet
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
15
N K Jemisin
The Cold Millions (Jess Walter)
The Cold Millions
16
Jess Walter
Crooked Hallelujah (Kelli Jo Ford)
Crooked Hallelujah
17
Kelli Jo Ford
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
18
James McBride
Dear Child (Romy Hausmann)
Dear Child
19
Romy Hausmann
Death in Her Hands (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Death in Her Hands
20
Ottessa Moshfegh
Desert Notebooks (Ben Ehrenreich)
Desert Notebooks
21
Ben Ehrenreich
Don't Look for Me (Wendy Walker)
Don't Look for Me
22
Wendy Walker
Eat a Peach: A Memoir (David Chang)
Eat a Peach: A Memoir
23
David Chang
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Nghi Vo)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
24
Nghi Vo
F*Ckface: And Other Stories (Sarah Hampton)
F*Ckface: And Other Stories
25
Sarah Hampton
Finna (Nate Marshall)
Finna
26
Nate Marshall
The Galleons (Rick Barot)
The Galleons
27
Rick Barot
The Girl in the Mirror (Rose Carlyle)
The Girl in the Mirror
28
Rose Carlyle
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
29
Emily St. John Mandel
The Great Offshore Grounds (Vanessa Veselka)
The Great Offshore Grounds
30
Vanessa Veselka
Grimoire (Sherrard)
Grimoire
31
Sherrard
Gut Botany (Petra Kuppers)
Gut Botany
32
Petra Kuppers
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
33
Maggie O'farrell
Hench (Natalie Zina Walschots)
Hench
34
Natalie Zina Walschots
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
35
Ken Liu
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
36
Robert Kolker
Homeland Elegies (Ayad Akhtar)
Homeland Elegies
37
Ayad Akhtar
Homie (Danez Smith)
Homie
38
Danez Smith
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
39
Mikki Kendall
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
40
C Pam Zhang
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