Year-End Lists

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20 Best Books of 2020 O Magazine

50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2020 Washington Post

50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2020 Washington Post

Fiction 2020 National Book Award

Nonfiction 2020 National Book Award

The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 Time

Best Fiction of 2020 Goldsmiths Prize

Best Fiction of 2020 Powell's Books

Nonfiction 2020 Kirkus Prize

Fiction 2020 Kirkus Prize

Best Nonfiction of 2020 Powell's Books

Fiction 2020 Women's Prize

2020 Dublin Literary Award

2020 Dylan Thomas Prize

Fiction 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award

The 18 Best Books of 2019 Boston.com

The 24 Best Books of the Decade BuzzFeed

Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 BookPage

Best Fiction Books of 2019 BookPage

Favorite Books of 2019 Barack Obama

The 15 Best Books of 2019 Atlantic

10 Best Books of 2019 Publishers Weekly

15 Best Novels of 2019 Electric Lit

15 Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 Electric Lit

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