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The Bookshelf's Best Reads of 2020 (Part 2)

This list mostly comprises books published last year and recommended by a panel of authors, critics and podcasters. It also includes some of the panel's favourites from earlier years. Both fiction and non-fiction works are included.
Ransom (David Malouf) & The White Earth (Andrew McGahan) are representative works of their respective authors. Part 1 at the link.
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This Is: Essays on Jazz (Aaron Gilbreath)
This Is: Essays on Jazz
1
Aaron Gilbreath
Everything We Don't Know (Aaron Gilbreath)
Everything We Don't Know
2
Aaron Gilbreath
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
3
Jack Kerouac
The Cold Six Thousand (James Ellroy)
The Cold Six Thousand
4
James Ellroy
Public Enemies: Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox, Ray Denning and the Golden Age of Armed Robbery (Mark Dapin)
Public Enemies: Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox, Ray Denning and the Golden Age of Armed Robbery
5
Mark Dapin
The Death of Music Journalism (Simon Sweetman)
The Death of Music Journalism
6
Simon Sweetman
Broken Greek (Pete Paphides)
Broken Greek
7
Pete Paphides
Ransom (David Malouf)
Ransom
8
David Malouf
Sailor's Knot (Omar Sakr)
Sailor's Knot
9
Omar Sakr
Lowside of the Road (Barney Hoskyns)
Lowside of the Road
10
Barney Hoskyns
The Rain Heron (Robbie Arnott)
The Rain Heron
11
Robbie Arnott
Urashima Taro and Other Japanese Children's Favorite Stories (Florence Sakade, Yoshio Hayashi)
Urashima Taro and Other Japanese Children's Favorite Stories
12
Florence Sakade, Yoshio Hayashi
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (The Brothers Grimm)
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
13
The Brothers Grimm
Stone Sky Gold Mountain (Mirandi Riwoe)
Stone Sky Gold Mountain
14
Mirandi Riwoe
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
15
Nevil Shute
A Kinder Sea (Felicity Plunkett)
A Kinder Sea
16
Felicity Plunkett
The White Earth (Andrew McGahan)
The White Earth
17
Andrew McGahan
Song of the Crocodile (Nardi Simpson)
Song of the Crocodile
18
Nardi Simpson
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
19
Bernardine Evaristo
After the Count: The Death of Davey Browne (Stephanie Convery)
After the Count: The Death of Davey Browne
20
Stephanie Convery
We Can't Say We Didn't Know (Sophie McNeill)
We Can't Say We Didn't Know
21
Sophie McNeill
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
22
Maggie O'farrell
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
23
Albert Camus
Practical Magic (Alice Hoffman)
Practical Magic
24
Alice Hoffman
Windows (Patrick Guest)
Windows
25
Patrick Guest
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
26
Matt Haig
It Sounded Better in My Head (Nina Kenwood)
It Sounded Better in My Head
27
Nina Kenwood
Fly on the Wall (Remy Lai)
Fly on the Wall
28
Remy Lai
Humans (Brandon Stanton)
Humans
29
Brandon Stanton
Mr Wilder and Me (Jonathan Coe)
Mr Wilder and Me
30
Jonathan Coe
Lucky's (Andrew Pippos)
Lucky's
31
Andrew Pippos
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
32
Emily Brontë
Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse (Cassandra Pybus)
Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse
33
Cassandra Pybus
Rivers: The Lifeblood of Australia (Ian Hoskins)
Rivers: The Lifeblood of Australia
34
Ian Hoskins
Beowulf: A New Translation (Maria Dahvana Headley)
Beowulf: A New Translation
35
Maria Dahvana Headley
Collected Stories (Shirley Hazzard)
Collected Stories
36
Shirley Hazzard
The Searcher (Tana French)
The Searcher
37
Tana French
Mayflies (Andrew O'Hagan)
Mayflies
38
Andrew O'Hagan
Almost a Mirror (Kirsten Krauth)
Almost a Mirror
39
Kirsten Krauth
Endell Street: The Suffragette Surgeons of World War One (Wendy Moore)
Endell Street: The Suffragette Surgeons of World War One
40
Wendy Moore
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