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The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2020

The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2020

Featuring Isabel Wilkerson, Zadie Smith, Barack Obama, Helen Macdonald, and more

By Book Marks | December 16, 2020

The best reviewed novel of 2020 is...

The best reviewed novel of 2020 is...

By Book Marks | December 15, 2020

The Best Reviewed Fiction <br>of 2020

The Best Reviewed Fiction
of 2020

Featuring Jenny Offill, Garth Greenwell, Hillary Mantel, Elena Ferrante, and more

By Book Marks | December 15, 2020

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Fiction of 2020

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Fiction of 2020

Featuring Tana French, Don Winslow, Ivy Pochoda,
Liz Moore, and more

By Book Marks | December 14, 2020

The Best Reviewed Poetry <br>Collections of 2020

The Best Reviewed Poetry
Collections of 2020

Featuring Natalie Diaz, Danez Smith, Jorie Graham, Margaret Atwood, Robert Hass, and more

By Book Marks | December 11, 2020

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2020

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2020

Featuring Zadie Smith, Helen Macdonald, Claudia Rankine,
Samantha Irby, and more

By Book Marks | December 10, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

The Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2020

By Book Marks | December 9, 2020

The Best Reviewed Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror of 2020

By Book Marks | December 8, 2020

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2020

By Book Marks | December 7, 2020

Read the earliest reviews of <em>The Talented Mr. Ripley</em>, which turns 65 today.

Read the earliest reviews of The Talented Mr. Ripley, which turns 65 today.

By Book Marks | November 30, 2020

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, November Edition

Featuring Sacred Lands, Ancient Skeletons, Unquiet Places, and More

By Book Marks | November 25, 2020

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, November Edition

Featuring Barack Obama, Celia Paul, a Vermeer Thief, and More

By Book Marks | November 25, 2020

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

Featuring art thieves, Nazi-resistors, medieval scientists, and more

By Book Marks | November 24, 2020

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | November 20, 2020

Here's every winner of the National Book Award for Fiction and Nonfiction during the 21st century.

Here's every winner of the National Book Award for Fiction and Nonfiction during the 21st century.

By Book Marks | November 18, 2020

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | November 13, 2020

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