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The Listener's Best Books of 2020

Here is a list of the New Zealand Listener's best books of the year 2020. How many of these have you read?
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American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
1
Jeanine Cummins
An Exquisite Legacy (George Gibbs)
An Exquisite Legacy
2
George Gibbs
The Animals in That Country (Laura Jean McKay)
The Animals in That Country
3
Laura Jean McKay
Apeirogon (Colum McCann)
Apeirogon
4
Colum McCann
Billy Apple®: Life/Work (Christina Barton)
Billy Apple®: Life/Work
5
Christina Barton
Blacktop Wasteland (S.A. Cosby)
Blacktop Wasteland
6
S.A. Cosby
The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines That Divide Us (Nick Hayes)
The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines That Divide Us
7
Nick Hayes
Bug Week & Other Stories (Airini Beautrais)
Bug Week & Other Stories
8
Airini Beautrais
Burning the Books (Richard Ovenden)
Burning the Books
9
Richard Ovenden
Burnt Sugar (Avni Doshi)
Burnt Sugar
10
Avni Doshi
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
11
Isabel Wilkerson
The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings (Neil Price)
The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
12
Neil Price
Consolation (Garry Disher)
Consolation
13
Garry Disher
Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy (Talia Lavin)
Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy
14
Talia Lavin
Daddy (Emma Cline)
Daddy
15
Emma Cline
The Dark Is Light Enough: Ralph Hotere (Vincent O'Sullivan)
The Dark Is Light Enough: Ralph Hotere
16
Vincent O'Sullivan
Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town (Lamorna Ash)
Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town
17
Lamorna Ash
Darkness for Light (Emma Viskic)
Darkness for Light
18
Emma Viskic
The Devil and the Dark Water (Stuart Turton)
The Devil and the Dark Water
19
Stuart Turton
Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights (Helen Lewis)
Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights
20
Helen Lewis
Dutch Light (Hugh Aldersey-Williams)
Dutch Light
21
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Eat the Buddha (Barbara Demick)
Eat the Buddha
22
Barbara Demick
Entangled Life (Merlin Sheldrake)
Entangled Life
23
Merlin Sheldrake
Explaining Humans (Camilla Pang)
Explaining Humans
24
Camilla Pang
Fake Baby (Amy Mcdaid)
Fake Baby
25
Amy Mcdaid
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa)
A Ghost in the Throat
26
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
27
Emily St. John Mandel
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
28
Maggie O'farrell
Hinton Hollow Death Trip (Will Carver)
Hinton Hollow Death Trip
29
Will Carver
Homeland Elegies (Ayad Akhtar)
Homeland Elegies
30
Ayad Akhtar
House of Glass (Hadley Freeman)
House of Glass
31
Hadley Freeman
How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality (Adam Rutherford)
How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality
32
Adam Rutherford
Humankind: A Hopeful History (Rutger Bregman)
Humankind: A Hopeful History
33
Rutger Bregman
In the Clearing (J. P. Pomare)
In the Clearing
34
J. P. Pomare
In the Time of Manaroans (Miro Bilbrough)
In the Time of Manaroans
35
Miro Bilbrough
Inferno (Catherine Cho)
Inferno
36
Catherine Cho
Inside Story (Martin Amis)
Inside Story
37
Martin Amis
The Interest (Michael Taylor)
The Interest
38
Michael Taylor
Intimations (Zadie Smith)
Intimations
39
Zadie Smith
Just Ignore Him (Alan Davies)
Just Ignore Him
40
Alan Davies
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