with 144 titles across 15 categories to help get libraries and readers through to better days |
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| | | In a year that many would call one of the worst in recent memory, we were still rewarded with great books. The LJ Best Books of 2020 gathers 144 titles across 15 categories to help get libraries and readers through to better days. Comfort reads mix with fresh new perspectives in this selection of outstanding titles published in 2020. |
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A wheelman-turned-family man, four crafty retirees, a newly made vigilante. The best crime fiction published in 2020. |
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Zombies, vampires, and assorted monsters stalk the pages of the best horror novels published in 2020. |
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Belonging and acceptance, ecological disaster, Shakespeare's child. The best literary fiction published in 2020. |
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A girl with a louding voice, a bawdy observer, a woman making her own happy ending. The best pop fiction novels published in 2020. |
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A railway magnate, a brothel owner, and two gamers all find love in the best romance novels published in 2020. |
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Supervillains, an ancient storyteller, gods and monsters. The best science fiction & fantasy novels published in 2020. |
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Historical corrections, a fascination with science, burdens of the past. The best short stories published in 2020. |
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| |  Best World Literature of 2020 By Barbara Hoffert, Terry Hong, Lawrence Olszewski Translated novels first written in French, Farsi, Spanish, Japanese, and Korean comprise the best world literature published in 2020. |
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Toni Morrison, Ravi Shankar, and Richard Avedon star in the best arts books published in 2020. |
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Malcolm X, Rose Pastor Stokes, Natasha Trethewey. The best biographies & memoirs published in 2020. |
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Pan-banging cookies, baking simplified, science of cooking. The best cooking and food books published in 2020. |
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Ravishing verse, lyrical contemplations, limpid language. The best poetry books published in 2020. |
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Birds and whales and eels, oh my! The best science & technology books published in 2020. |
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Caste and control, the power of protest, a portrait of boys. The best social science books of 2020. |
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Kent State, Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse, a loving look at a comics icon. The best graphic novels published in 2020. |
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