NPR's Best Books of 2020

1.
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family 4.15 avg rating — 139,654 ratings
2.
Every Reason We Shouldn't (Every Reason We Shouldn't, #1)
Every Reason We Shouldn't (Every Reason We Shouldn't, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 1,279 ratings
3.
Hench (Hench, #1)
Hench (Hench, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 25,808 ratings
4.
Such a Fun Age
Such a Fun Age 3.78 avg rating — 565,720 ratings
5.
The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half 4.13 avg rating — 831,910 ratings
6.
Hamnet
Hamnet 4.19 avg rating — 311,031 ratings
7.
Anxious People
Anxious People 4.17 avg rating — 754,320 ratings
8.
The Glass Hotel
The Glass Hotel 3.69 avg rating — 190,464 ratings
9.
Beach Read
Beach Read 3.98 avg rating — 1,519,716 ratings
10.
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
How Much of These Hills Is Gold 3.78 avg rating — 25,966 ratings
11.
Interior Chinatown
Interior Chinatown 3.95 avg rating — 69,023 ratings
12.
A Promised Land
A Promised Land 4.32 avg rating — 263,508 ratings
13.
Long Bright River
Long Bright River
by: Liz Moore
4.05 avg rating — 164,440 ratings
14.
Black Bottom Saints
Black Bottom Saints 3.94 avg rating — 1,142 ratings
15.
All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)
All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) 4.51 avg rating — 2,028 ratings
16.
I Talk Like a River
I Talk Like a River 4.48 avg rating — 3,980 ratings
17.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents 4.53 avg rating — 156,149 ratings
18.
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot 4.36 avg rating — 60,802 ratings
19.
If I Had Your Face
If I Had Your Face 3.74 avg rating — 57,029 ratings
20.
The Cactus League
The Cactus League 3.42 avg rating — 4,531 ratings
21.
Deacon King Kong
Deacon King Kong 4.17 avg rating — 78,015 ratings
22.
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex 4.34 avg rating — 18,730 ratings
23.
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic 3.67 avg rating — 416,580 ratings
24.
A Children's Bible
A Children's Bible 3.72 avg rating — 39,368 ratings
25.
A Good Neighborhood
A Good Neighborhood 3.81 avg rating — 57,777 ratings
26.
The Other Bennet Sister
The Other Bennet Sister 4.15 avg rating — 26,642 ratings
27.
Godshot
Godshot 3.77 avg rating — 10,707 ratings
28.
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 51,675 ratings
29.
Anna K: A Love Story (Anna K, #1)
Anna K: A Love Story (Anna K, #1)
by: Jenny Lee
3.56 avg rating — 18,023 ratings
30.
The Book of V.
The Book of V. 3.32 avg rating — 5,633 ratings
31.
Before the Ever After
Before the Ever After 4.17 avg rating — 15,675 ratings
32.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,058 ratings
33.
I Want You to Know We’re Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir
I Want You to Know We’re Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir 3.92 avg rating — 2,663 ratings
34.
The Lost Book of Adana Moreau
The Lost Book of Adana Moreau 3.58 avg rating — 2,783 ratings
35.
Little Eyes
Little Eyes 3.59 avg rating — 22,603 ratings
36.
Jack (Gilead, #4)
Jack (Gilead, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 9,834 ratings
37.
100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and More
100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and More 4.02 avg rating — 3,286 ratings
38.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 4.17 avg rating — 179,680 ratings
39.
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life 4.35 avg rating — 2,735 ratings
40.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
by: Nghi Vo
3.92 avg rating — 42,162 ratings
41.
A Burning
A Burning 3.72 avg rating — 52,153 ratings
41.
A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water, #1)
A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 11,845 ratings
43.
Foul Is Fair
Foul Is Fair 3.70 avg rating — 4,948 ratings
44.
The Death of Vivek Oji
The Death of Vivek Oji 4.12 avg rating — 66,351 ratings
45.
Followers
Followers 3.62 avg rating — 18,745 ratings
46.
Finna
Finna 4.47 avg rating — 2,357 ratings
47.
A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall
A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall 3.75 avg rating — 856 ratings
47.
Here We Are
Here We Are 3.44 avg rating — 4,300 ratings
49.
Almost American Girl
Almost American Girl
by: Robin Ha
4.22 avg rating — 14,482 ratings
50.
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space 4.16 avg rating — 950 ratings
51.
Even As We Breathe
Even As We Breathe 3.72 avg rating — 3,080 ratings
52.
Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays 4.02 avg rating — 13,314 ratings
53.
Antkind
Antkind 3.71 avg rating — 6,206 ratings
54.
Go with the Flow
Go with the Flow 4.35 avg rating — 8,233 ratings
55.
Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon
Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon 4.53 avg rating — 782 ratings
56.
At Night All Blood is Black
At Night All Blood is Black 3.81 avg rating — 26,935 ratings
57.
Ghost Squad
Ghost Squad 3.81 avg rating — 4,247 ratings
58.
Girl Gone Viral (Modern Love, #2)
Girl Gone Viral (Modern Love, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 12,676 ratings
59.
Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 84,130 ratings
60.
Bestiary
Bestiary 3.44 avg rating — 3,977 ratings
61.
The Boyfriend Project (The Boyfriend Project, #1)
The Boyfriend Project (The Boyfriend Project, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 18,712 ratings
62.
Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy
Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy 3.93 avg rating — 749 ratings
62.
I Am Every Good Thing
I Am Every Good Thing 4.61 avg rating — 3,517 ratings
64.
The Boatman's Daughter
The Boatman's Daughter 3.49 avg rating — 5,622 ratings
64.
The Chiffon Trenches
The Chiffon Trenches 3.84 avg rating — 9,730 ratings
66.
Homeland Elegies
Homeland Elegies 4.13 avg rating — 24,289 ratings
67.
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art 4.15 avg rating — 108,304 ratings
68.
The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War
The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War 4.13 avg rating — 2,729 ratings
69.
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera 4.54 avg rating — 1,919 ratings
70.
I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories
I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories 3.81 avg rating — 3,468 ratings
71.
Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës
Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës 3.86 avg rating — 3,741 ratings
72.
Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land 4.23 avg rating — 107,856 ratings
72.
Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth
Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth 4.07 avg rating — 3,759 ratings
74.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 4.17 avg rating — 1,391,624 ratings
74.
The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forests, People, and the Future
The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forests, People, and the Future 3.88 avg rating — 620 ratings
76.
The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World 4.61 avg rating — 14,814 ratings
77.
Cleanness
Cleanness 3.81 avg rating — 9,574 ratings
78.
Intimations
Intimations 3.98 avg rating — 28,339 ratings
79.
Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism
Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism 4.16 avg rating — 893 ratings
80.
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio 4.47 avg rating — 4,118 ratings
81.
Eat a Peach
Eat a Peach 3.88 avg rating — 27,724 ratings
82.
Creatures
Creatures 3.62 avg rating — 4,111 ratings
82.
Just Us: An American Conversation
Just Us: An American Conversation 4.34 avg rating — 4,189 ratings
82.
The List of Things That Will Not Change
The List of Things That Will Not Change 4.21 avg rating — 9,000 ratings
85.
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town 4.15 avg rating — 6,617 ratings
85.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas 3.54 avg rating — 13,204 ratings
87.
13th Balloon
13th Balloon 4.48 avg rating — 244 ratings
87.
Collective Gravities: Stories
Collective Gravities: Stories 4.07 avg rating — 95 ratings
89.
Dance on Saturday: Stories
Dance on Saturday: Stories 3.71 avg rating — 119 ratings
89.
Unceasing Militant: The Life of Mary Church Terrell (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
Unceasing Militant: The Life of Mary Church Terrell (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) 4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings
91.
A Castle in the Clouds
A Castle in the Clouds 3.95 avg rating — 23,035 ratings
91.
Next to Last Stand (Walt Longmire, #16)
Next to Last Stand (Walt Longmire, #16) 4.26 avg rating — 11,371 ratings
93.
The Full Plate: Flavor-Filled, Easy Recipes for Families with No Time and a Lot to Do
The Full Plate: Flavor-Filled, Easy Recipes for Families with No Time and a Lot to Do 4.01 avg rating — 293 ratings
93.
Tales of Ming Courtesans
Tales of Ming Courtesans 3.80 avg rating — 81 ratings
95.
A Game of Fox & Squirrels
A Game of Fox & Squirrels 4.08 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
95.
Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
Wow, No Thank You.: Essays 3.81 avg rating — 46,933 ratings
95.
The Freedom Artist
The Freedom Artist
by: Ben Okri
3.48 avg rating — 857 ratings
98.
Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 22,344 ratings
98.
Foreign Bodies: Poems
Foreign Bodies: Poems 3.71 avg rating — 165 ratings
100.
A Shadow Intelligence (Elliot Kane, #1)
A Shadow Intelligence (Elliot Kane, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,812 ratings
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