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Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2020

Here is a list of Publishers Weekly'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
The Address Book (Deidre Mask)
The Address Book
2
Deidre Mask
After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging (Willie James Jennings)
After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging
3
Willie James Jennings
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (Mildred D. Taylor)
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come
4
Mildred D. Taylor
American Sweethearts (Adriana Herrera)
American Sweethearts
5
Adriana Herrera
An Inventory of Losses (Judith Schalansky)
An Inventory of Losses
6
Judith Schalansky
And Now She's Gone (Rachel Howzell Hall)
And Now She's Gone
7
Rachel Howzell Hall
Becoming Muhammad Ali (James Patterson)
Becoming Muhammad Ali
8
James Patterson
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Nikki Grimes)
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
9
Nikki Grimes
Beheld (Tarashea Nesbit)
Beheld
10
Tarashea Nesbit
Being Heumann (Judith Heumann)
Being Heumann
11
Judith Heumann
Black Sun Rising (Matthew Carr)
Black Sun Rising
12
Matthew Carr
The Blue House (Phoebe Wahl)
The Blue House
13
Phoebe Wahl
Bluebeard's First Wife (Ha Seong-Nan)
Bluebeard's First Wife
14
Ha Seong-Nan
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination With the Most Mysterious Creatures in the Natural World (Patrik Svensson)
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination With the Most Mysterious Creatures in the Natural World
15
Patrik Svensson
The Book of St. John (Fergus Henderson)
The Book of St. John
16
Fergus Henderson
Boyfriend Material (Alexis Hall)
Boyfriend Material
17
Alexis Hall
The Butterfly Lampshade (Aimee Bender)
The Butterfly Lampshade
18
Aimee Bender
The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne (Elsa Hart)
The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne
19
Elsa Hart
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
20
Isabel Wilkerson
Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Cemetery Boys
21
Aiden Thomas
Chance: Escape From the Holocaust (Uri Shulevitz)
Chance: Escape From the Holocaust
22
Uri Shulevitz
The City We Became (N.K.Jemisin)
The City We Became
23
N.K.Jemisin
Class Act (Jerry Craft)
Class Act
24
Jerry Craft
The Cold Millions (Jess Walter)
The Cold Millions
25
Jess Walter
Come Home, Indio (Jim Terry)
Come Home, Indio
26
Jim Terry
Crooked Hallelujah (Kelli Jo Ford)
Crooked Hallelujah
27
Kelli Jo Ford
Daring Darleen: Queen of the Screen (Anne Nesbet)
Daring Darleen: Queen of the Screen
28
Anne Nesbet
The Daughters of Yalta (Catherine Grace Katz)
The Daughters of Yalta
29
Catherine Grace Katz
The Devil and the Dark Water (Stuart Turton)
The Devil and the Dark Water
30
Stuart Turton
Dirt (Bill Buford)
Dirt
31
Bill Buford
DMZ Colony (Don Mee Choi)
DMZ Colony
32
Don Mee Choi
The Dominant Animal (Kathryn Scanlan)
The Dominant Animal
33
Kathryn Scanlan
Dragon Hoops (Gene Luen Yang)
Dragon Hoops
34
Gene Luen Yang
The Dragons, the Giant, the Woman (Wayétu Moore)
The Dragons, the Giant, the Woman
35
Wayétu Moore
Echo Mountain (Lauren Wolk)
Echo Mountain
36
Lauren Wolk
Eight Perfect Murders (Peter Swanson)
Eight Perfect Murders
37
Peter Swanson
Elatsoe (Darcie Little Badger)
Elatsoe
38
Darcie Little Badger
The End of Everything (Katie MacK)
The End of Everything
39
Katie MacK
The End of October (Lawrence Wright)
The End of October
40
Lawrence Wright
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