Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2020

Refinery29: Best Books of 2020

22 December 2020

Memorial - Bryan Washington

Refinery29: Best Books of 2020

Boston Globe: Best Books of 2020

22 December 2020

The Boston Globe: Best Books of 2020

[see also 20232021]

Fiction

Nonfiction

Vanity Fair: The 15 Best Books of 2020

19 December 2020

Luster - Raven Leilani

Vanity Fair: The 15 Best Books of 2020

[see also 20232022]

Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2020

17 December 2020

Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2020, as posted to Twitter

[see also 202320222021201920182017]

New Yorker: Katy Waldman: My Favorite Fiction of 2020

17 December 2020

Katy Waldman: My Favorite Fiction of 2020, as published by The New Yorker

[see also 201920182017]

A.V. Club: 15 Favorite Books of 2020

16 December 2020

Jack - Marilynne Robinson

The A.V. Club: 15 Favorite Books of 2020

[see also 2021201820172015]

Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Books of 2020

16 December 2020

The Glass Hotel - Emily St. John Mandel

Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Books of 2020

[see also 202220212010s20192018201720162015]

Vox: Constance Grady: The 15 Best Books of 2020

15 December 2020

Constance Grady: The 15 Best Books of 2020, as published by Vox

[see also 202320222019]

Slate: Dan Kois: The Best Books of 2020

14 December 2020

Dan Kois: The Best Books of 2020, as published by Slate

[see also 202320222019]

Slate: Laura Miller: The Best Books of 2020

14 December 2020

Laura Miller: The Best Books of 2020, as published by Slate

[see also 202320222021201920182017]

Fiction

Nonfiction