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The Spectator's Best Books of 2020

Here is a list of The Spectator's (UK) best books of the year 2020. How many of these have you read?
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10,000 Not Out: The History of the Spectator (David Butterfield)
10,000 Not Out: The History of the Spectator
1
David Butterfield
Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy (Ben Macintyre)
Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy
2
Ben Macintyre
And Their Children After Them (Nicolas Mathieu)
And Their Children After Them
3
Nicolas Mathieu
Apropos of Nothing (Woody Allen)
Apropos of Nothing
4
Woody Allen
The Artful Dickens (John Mullan)
The Artful Dickens
5
John Mullan
The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines That Divide Us (Nick Hayes)
The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines That Divide Us
6
Nick Hayes
The Bookseller's Tale (Martin Latham)
The Bookseller's Tale
7
Martin Latham
Box 88 (Charles Cumming)
Box 88
8
Charles Cumming
Box Hill (Adam Mars-Jones)
Box Hill
9
Adam Mars-Jones
Break 'em Up (Zephyr Teachout)
Break 'em Up
10
Zephyr Teachout
Breaking Bread With the Dead (Alan Jacobs)
Breaking Bread With the Dead
11
Alan Jacobs
Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947 (Daniel Todman)
Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947
12
Daniel Todman
Broken Greek (Pete Paphides)
Broken Greek
13
Pete Paphides
The Bukharan Crisis (Scott Levi)
The Bukharan Crisis
14
Scott Levi
Burnt Sugar (Avni Doshi)
Burnt Sugar
15
Avni Doshi
China's Good War (Rana Mitter)
China's Good War
16
Rana Mitter
Dark Satellites (Clemens Meyer)
Dark Satellites
17
Clemens Meyer
Drizzle, Mizzle, Downpour, Deluge (Stephen Knight)
Drizzle, Mizzle, Downpour, Deluge
18
Stephen Knight
Dutch Light (Hugh Aldersey-Williams)
Dutch Light
19
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Eat the Buddha (Barbara Demick)
Eat the Buddha
20
Barbara Demick
Ernest Bevin: Labour's Churchill (Andrew Adonis)
Ernest Bevin: Labour's Churchill
21
Andrew Adonis
Featherhood: A Memoir of Two Fathers and a Magpie (Charlie Gilmour)
Featherhood: A Memoir of Two Fathers and a Magpie
22
Charlie Gilmour
Finders, Keepers (Sabine Durrant)
Finders, Keepers
23
Sabine Durrant
Friends & Enemies (Barbara Amiel)
Friends & Enemies
24
Barbara Amiel
The Good Germans (Catrine Clay)
The Good Germans
25
Catrine Clay
The Gran Tour: Travels With My Elders (Ben Aitken)
The Gran Tour: Travels With My Elders
26
Ben Aitken
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
27
Maggie O'farrell
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story (Kate Summerscale)
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story
28
Kate Summerscale
Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule (David Carpenter)
Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule
29
David Carpenter
Hitler: Downfall 1939-1945 (Volker Ullrich)
Hitler: Downfall 1939-1945
30
Volker Ullrich
House of Correction (Nicci French)
House of Correction
31
Nicci French
Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar (Oliver Craske)
Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar
32
Oliver Craske
Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness (Catherine Cho)
Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness
33
Catherine Cho
Inside Story (Martin Amis)
Inside Story
34
Martin Amis
Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca (Ferdinand Mount)
Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca
35
Ferdinand Mount
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown (Anne Glenconner)
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
36
Anne Glenconner
The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame 1968-2011 (William Feaver)
The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame 1968-2011
37
William Feaver
London: The Metamorphosis (Anna Keen)
London: The Metamorphosis
38
Anna Keen
The Lost Pianos of Siberia (Soppy Roberts)
The Lost Pianos of Siberia
39
Soppy Roberts
Magdalena: River of Dreams (Wade Davis)
Magdalena: River of Dreams
40
Wade Davis
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