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The Best Books of 2020 (Penguin Random House)

Take a look at the must-read books that came out this year! From page-turning nonfiction to thrillers that will keep you up at night, these books are the perfect way to get lost in a new story.
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Such a Fun Age (Kiley Reid)
Such a Fun Age
1
Kiley Reid
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
2
Brit Bennett
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
3
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Dear Edward (Ann Napolitano)
Dear Edward
4
Ann Napolitano
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
5
Glennon Doyle
A Long Petal of the Sea (Isabel Allende)
A Long Petal of the Sea
6
Isabel Allende
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile
7
Erik Larson
Long Bright River (Liz Moore)
Long Bright River
8
Liz Moore
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
9
Yaa Gyasi
Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
Wow, No Thank You
10
Samantha Irby
The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Book of Longings
11
Sue Monk Kidd
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
12
James McBride
A Burning (Megha Majumdar)
A Burning
13
Megha Majumdar
The Girl With the Louding Voice (Abi Daré)
The Girl With the Louding Voice
14
Abi Daré
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
15
Robert Kolker
It's Not All Downhill From Here (Terry McMillan)
It's Not All Downhill From Here
16
Terry McMillan
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
17
C Pam Zhang
The Death of Vivek Oji (Akwaeke Emezi)
The Death of Vivek Oji
18
Akwaeke Emezi
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (Hank Green)
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
19
Hank Green
All Adults Here (Emma Straub)
All Adults Here
20
Emma Straub
Death in Her Hands (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Death in Her Hands
21
Ottessa Moshfegh
The Evening and the Morning (Ken Follett)
The Evening and the Morning
22
Ken Follett
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
23
Emily St. John Mandel
The Jetsetters (Amanda Eyre Ward)
The Jetsetters
24
Amanda Eyre Ward
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
25
Isabel Wilkerson
Friends & Strangers (J. Courtney Sullivan)
Friends & Strangers
26
J. Courtney Sullivan
The Searcher (Tana French)
The Searcher
27
Tana French
Intimations (Zadie Smith)
Intimations
28
Zadie Smith
When You See Me (Lisa Gardner)
When You See Me
29
Lisa Gardner
His Truth Is Marching on (Jon Meacham)
His Truth Is Marching On
30
Jon Meacham
Begin Again: James Baldwin's America & It's Urgent Lessons for Our Own (Eddie S. Glaude Jr.)
Begin Again: James Baldwin's America & It's Urgent Lessons for Our Own
31
Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Eat a Peach: A Memoir (David Chang)
Eat a Peach: A Memoir
32
David Chang
Memoirs and Misinformation (Carrey)
Memoirs and Misinformation
33
Carrey
The World (Richard Haas)
The World
34
Richard Haas
Twilight of Democracy (Anne Applebaum)
Twilight of Democracy
35
Anne Applebaum
Five Days (Wes Moore, Erica L. Green)
Five Days
36
Wes Moore, Erica L. Green
The End of Her (Shari Lapena)
The End of Her
37
Shari Lapena
The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It (Robert B. Reich)
The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
38
Robert B. Reich
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