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The Millions' Great First-Half 2020 Book Preview - Page 2

I base a lot of my annual reading list on The Millions' previews, and I'm never sorry, even if a book is awful. It's kind of like a literary NFL draft. Sometimes a book justifies the hype and becomes a sensation, sometimes it doesn't but sells a million copies anyway , sometimes a book is excellent but is almost universally ignored. So it's cheaper than a night at a casino.
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The Catcus League (Emily Nemens)
The Catcus League
41
Emily Nemens
The Last Book of Adana Moreau (Michael Zapata)
The Last Book of Adana Moreau
42
Michael Zapata
Amnesty (Aravind Adiga)
Amnesty
43
Aravind Adiga
I Know You Know Who I Am (Peter Kispert)
I Know You Know Who I Am
44
Peter Kispert
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman
45
Louise Erdrich
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
46
Emily St. John Mandel
Longing for an Absent God (Nick Ripatrazone)
Longing for an Absent God
47
Nick Ripatrazone
Deacon King Kong (James McBride)
Deacon King Kong
48
James McBride
The Mirror & the Light (Hilary Mantel)
The Mirror & the Light
49
Hilary Mantel
New Waves (Kevin Nguyen)
New Waves
50
Kevin Nguyen
Actress (Anne Enright)
Actress
51
Anne Enright
Lakewood (Megan Giddings)
Lakewood
52
Megan Giddings
Fiebre Tropical (Juliana Delgado Lopera)
Fiebre Tropical
53
Juliana Delgado Lopera
It's Not All Downhill From Here (Terry McMillan)
It's Not All Downhill From Here
54
Terry McMillan
Recollections of My Nonexistence (Rebecca Solnit)
Recollections of My Nonexistence
55
Rebecca Solnit
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
56
Kate Elizabeth Russell
Later (Paul Lisicky)
Later
57
Paul Lisicky
Sharks in the Time of Saviors (Kawai Strong Washburn)
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
58
Kawai Strong Washburn
Trust Me (Richard Z Santos)
Trust Me
59
Richard Z Santos
August (Callan Wink)
August
60
Callan Wink
Days of Distraction (Alexandra Chang)
Days of Distraction
61
Alexandra Chang
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
62
N K Jemisin
So We Can Glow (Leesa Cross-Smith)
So We Can Glow
63
Leesa Cross-Smith
You Will Never Be Forgotten (Mary South)
You Will Never Be Forgotten
64
Mary South
Barn 8 (Deb Olin Unferth)
Barn 8
65
Deb Olin Unferth
We Ride Upon Sticks (Quan Barry)
We Ride Upon Sticks
66
Quan Barry
Sansei and Sensibility (Karen Tei Yamashita)
Sansei and Sensibility
67
Karen Tei Yamashita
Then the Fish Swallowed Him (Amir Ahmadi Arian)
Then the Fish Swallowed Him
68
Amir Ahmadi Arian
Separation Anxiety (Laura Zigman)
Separation Anxiety
69
Laura Zigman
Deceit and Other Possibilities (Vanessa Hua)
Deceit and Other Possibilities
70
Vanessa Hua
Ordinary Insanity (Sarah Menkedick)
Ordinary Insanity
71
Sarah Menkedick
I Don't Want to Die Poor (Michael Arceneaux)
I Don't Want to Die Poor
72
Michael Arceneaux
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
73
C Pam Zhang
Notes From an Apocalypse (Mark O'Connell)
Notes From an Apocalypse
74
Mark O'Connell
Mothers Before (Edan Lepucki Ed)
Mothers Before
75
Edan Lepucki Ed
Perfect Tunes (Emily Gould)
Perfect Tunes
76
Emily Gould
The House of Deep Water (Jeni McFarland)
The House of Deep Water
77
Jeni McFarland
Passage West (Rishi Redi)
Passage West
78
Rishi Redi
The Dominant Animal (Kathryn Scanlan)
The Dominant Animal
79
Kathryn Scanlan
Godshot (Chelsea Bieker)
Godshot
80
Chelsea Bieker
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