The New York Times Notable Books of 2020

The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review

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Fiction 11 Literary 3 Historical 1 Mystery & detective 1 Thrillers
Nonfiction 5 Biography & autobiography 4 Social science 3 News and investigations 3 Science and technics 2 History 2 Literary collections 1 Arts 1 Education and study aids 1 Nature, recreation and sports
Publisher 8 Farrar, Straus and Giroux 3 Henry Holt and Co. 3 Little, Brown and Company 2 Ecco 2 Graywolf Press 2 Harper 2 HarperCollins Publishers 2 Mcd 2 Scribner 2 Simon & Schuster 1 Abrams Press 1 Algonquin Books 1 Celadon Books 1 Flatiron Books 1 Hachette Books 1 Metropolitan Books 1 Oneworld Publications
Release date 0 Last 7 days 0 Last 30 days 1 Current year
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Becoming Wild
Becoming Wild
by Carl Safina (Author)

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.

Publication: April 13, 2020

Nonfiction Science and technics Science Life sciences Zoology
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Black Wave
Black Wave
by Kim Ghattas (Author)

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.

Publication: January 27, 2020

Nonfiction History History by country Middle East
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Blacktop Wasteland
Blacktop Wasteland
by S. A. Cosby (Author)

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Publication: July 13, 2020

Fiction Mystery & detective English literature American and Canadian literature
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The Book of Eels
The Book of Eels
by Patrik Svensson (Author)

Publisher: Ecco

Publication: May 26, 2020

Nonfiction Science and technics Science Life sciences Zoology Biology
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The Boy in the Field
The Boy in the Field
by Margot Livesey (Author)

Publisher: Harper

Publication: August 11, 2020

Fiction Literary English literature American and Canadian literature
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Cleanness
Cleanness
by Garth Greenwell (Author)

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication: January 13, 2020

Fiction Literary English literature American and Canadian literature
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The Dragons, the Giant, the Women
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women
by Wayétu Moore (Author)

Publisher: Graywolf Press

Publication: June 01, 2020

Nonfiction Biography & autobiography Personal memoirs
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The End of Everything
The End of Everything
by Katie Mack (Author)

Publisher: Scribner

Publication: August 04, 2020

Nonfiction Science and technics Science Astronomy Astrophysics & space science Cosmology
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Fallout
Fallout
by Lesley M.M. Blume (Author)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication: August 04, 2020

Nonfiction Social science Military science Biography & autobiography Editors, journalists, publishers
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Homeland Elegies
Homeland Elegies
by Ayad Akhtar (Author)

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Publication: September 15, 2020

Fiction Literary English literature American and Canadian literature
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Jack
Jack
by Marilynne Robinson (Author)

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication: September 28, 2020

Fiction Literary English literature American and Canadian literature
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Just Us
Just Us
by Claudia Rankine (Author)

Publisher: Graywolf Press

Publication: September 07, 2020

Nonfiction Literary collections Essays
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Little Eyes
Little Eyes
by Samanta Schweblin (Author), Megan McDowell (Translator)

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Publication: March 18, 2020

Fiction Literary Hispanophone literature South American literature
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Memorial Drive
Memorial Drive
by Natasha Trethewey (Author)

Publisher: Ecco

Publication: July 28, 2020

Nonfiction News and investigations True crime Biography & autobiography Personal memoirs
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The Mercies
The Mercies
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Author)

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Publication: February 11, 2020

Fiction Literary Historical Modern (<1799) English literature British literature
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The Mirror & the Light
The Mirror & the Light
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by Hilary Mantel (Author)

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.

Publication: March 09, 2020

Fiction Historical Modern (<1799) English literature British literature
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The Mirror & the Light
The Mirror & the Light
by Hilary Mantel (Author)

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Publication: March 10, 2020

Fiction Historical Modern (<1799) English literature British literature
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Monogamy
Monogamy
by Sue Miller (Author)

Publisher: Harper

Publication: September 08, 2020

Fiction Literary English literature American and Canadian literature
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97,196 Words
97,196 Words
by Emmanuel Carrere (Author), John Lambert (Translator)

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication: November 04, 2019

Nonfiction Literary collections Essays
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Overground Railroad
Overground Railroad
by Candacy Taylor (Author)

Publisher: Abrams Press

Publication: January 06, 2020

Nonfiction History History by country United States
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Owls of the Eastern Ice
Owls of the Eastern Ice
by Jonathan C. Slaght (Author)

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication: August 03, 2020

Nonfiction Nature, recreation and sports Nature Ecology Environmental conservation & protection
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A Peculiar Indifference
A Peculiar Indifference
by Elliott Currie (Author)

Publisher: Metropolitan Books

Publication: September 14, 2020

Nonfiction Social science Discrimination & race relations
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Reaganland
Reaganland
by Rick Perlstein (Author)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication: August 18, 2020

Nonfiction Biography & autobiography Presidents & heads of State
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Saint X
Saint X
by Alexis Schaitkin (Author)

Publisher: Celadon Books

Publication: February 17, 2020

Fiction Literary Thrillers English literature American and Canadian literature
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Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
by Kawai Strong Washburn (Author)

Publisher: Mcd

Publication: March 02, 2020

Fiction Literary English literature American and Canadian literature
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Soul Full of Coal Dust
Soul Full of Coal Dust
by Chris Hamby (Author)

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Publication: August 18, 2020

Nonfiction Social science Sociology
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The Third Rainbow Girl
The Third Rainbow Girl
by Emma Copley Eisenberg (Author)

Publisher: Hachette Books

Publication: January 21, 2020

Nonfiction News and investigations True crime
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Uncanny Valley
Uncanny Valley
by Anna Wiener (Author)

Publisher: Mcd

Publication: January 13, 2020

Nonfiction Biography & autobiography Science & technology
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Wagnerism
Wagnerism
by Alex Ross (Author)

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication: September 14, 2020

Nonfiction Arts Music Opera History & criticism Classical
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The Vapors
The Vapors
by David Hill (Author)

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication: July 06, 2020

Nonfiction News and investigations True crime
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The WEIRDest People in the World
The WEIRDest People in the World
by Joseph Henrich (Author)

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication: September 07, 2020

Nonfiction Social science Anthropology
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Who Gets In and Why
Who Gets In and Why
by Jeffrey Selingo (Author)

Publisher: Scribner

Publication: September 15, 2020

Nonfiction Education and study aids Orientation
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Writers & Lovers
Writers & Lovers
by Lily King (Author)

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Publication: March 03, 2020

Fiction Literary English literature American and Canadian literature
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Man of My Time
Man of My Time
by Dalia Sofer (Author)

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Publication: April 13, 2020

Fiction Literary English literature American and Canadian literature
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Everywhere You Don't Belong
Everywhere You Don't Belong
by Gabriel Bump (Author)

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Publication: February 03, 2020

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