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The 63 Best Books of 2020 (ELLE US Magazine)

In a world of instability, the steady churn of new books from brilliant authors remains one of the few things we can count on. For those of us who proclaimed in an earlier life that we'd be avid readers if we just had more time at home, this is the moment. From essential new fiction by Brit Bennett and Rumaan Alam to stunning debuts from Raven Leilani and Megha Majumdar, there's something for everyone. Read on. —Adrienne Gaffney (credit Elle.com)
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The Office of Historical Corrections (Danielle Evans)
The Office of Historical Corrections
1
Danielle Evans
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
2
James McBride
Bestiary (K-Ming Chang)
Bestiary
3
K-Ming Chang
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
4
Yaa Gyasi
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
5
Maggie O'farrell
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
6
Deesha Philyaw
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
7
C Pam Zhang
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
8
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
Interior Chinatown
9
Charles Yu
And I Do Not Forgive You (Amber Sparks)
And I Do Not Forgive You
10
Amber Sparks
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
11
Cho Nam-Joo
Memorial (Bryan Washington)
Memorial
12
Bryan Washington
Beheld (Tarashea Nesbit)
Beheld
13
Tarashea Nesbit
A Children's Bible (Lydia Millet)
A Children's Bible
14
Lydia Millet
When No One Is Watching (Alyss Cole)
When No One Is Watching
15
Alyss Cole
Want (Lynn Steger Strong)
Want
16
Lynn Steger Strong
Temporary (Hilary Leichter)
Temporary
17
Hilary Leichter
The Last Story of Mina Lee (Nancy Jooyoun Kim)
The Last Story of Mina Lee
18
Nancy Jooyoun Kim
Reclaiming Her Time (R Eric Thomas)
Reclaiming Her Time
19
R Eric Thomas
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
20
Brit Bennett
Leave the World Behind (Rumaan Alman)
Leave the World Behind
21
Rumaan Alman
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
22
Isabel Wilkerson
True Story (Kate Reed Petty)
True Story
23
Kate Reed Petty
A Burning (Megha Majumdar)
A Burning
24
Megha Majumdar
Memorial Drive (Natasha Trethewey)
Memorial Drive
25
Natasha Trethewey
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
26
Akwaeke Emezi
What Are You Going Through (Sigrid Nunez)
What Are You Going Through
27
Sigrid Nunez
Luster (Raven Leilani)
Luster
28
Raven Leilani
Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots (MORGAN JERKINS)
Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots
29
MORGAN JERKINS
Homeland Elegies (Ayad Akhtar)
Homeland Elegies
30
Ayad Akhtar
Sea Wife (Amity Gaige)
Sea Wife
31
Amity Gaige
Drifts (Kate Zambreno)
Drifts
32
Kate Zambreno
The Undocumented Americans (Karla Cornejo Villavicencio)
The Undocumented Americans
33
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
What Would Frida Do? a Guide to Living Boldly (Arianna Davis)
What Would Frida Do? a Guide to Living Boldly
34
Arianna Davis
Stray (Stephanie Danler)
Stray
35
Stephanie Danler
Rodham (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Rodham
36
Curtis Sittenfeld
Camp (Lev A. C. Rosen)
Camp
37
Lev A. C. Rosen
I Don't Want to Die Poor (Michael Arceneaux)
I Don't Want to Die Poor
38
Michael Arceneaux
Glitter Up the Dark: How Pop Music Broke the Binary (Sasha Geffen)
Glitter Up the Dark: How Pop Music Broke the Binary
39
Sasha Geffen
My Mother's House (Francesca Momplaisir)
My Mother's House
40
Francesca Momplaisir
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