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The Ultimate Best Books<br> of 2020 List

The Ultimate Best Books
of 2020 List

Reading All the Lists So You Don't Have to Since 2017

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2020

John le Carré, legendary spy novelist, has died at 89.

John le Carré, legendary spy novelist, has died at 89.

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2020

The Biggest Literary Stories<br> of the Year: 50 to 31

The Biggest Literary Stories
of the Year: 50 to 31

Not All of Them Are Bad, Promise

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2020

Jordan Smith will serve as Interim Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.

Jordan Smith will serve as Interim Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.

By Emily Temple | December 10, 2020

The 10 Best Literary Adaptations of the Year

The 10 Best Literary Adaptations of the Year

What Else Do You Have to Do?

By Emily Temple | December 10, 2020

Cover reveal: Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi's new novel, <em>Savage Tongues</em>.

Cover reveal: Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi's new novel, Savage Tongues.

By Emily Temple | December 8, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
  • Under Water
  • Paradiso 17
  • The Plans I Have for You
  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

The guy behind The Queen's Gambit is adapting Nabokov's Laughter in the Dark.

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2020

30 years after his death, Roald Dahl's family has apologized for his anti-Semitism.

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2020

Our 65 Favorite Books of the Year

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2020

These are the most popular romantic novels from each of the last six decades.

These are the most popular romantic novels from each of the last six decades.

By Emily Temple | December 3, 2020

The 89 Best Book Covers of 2020

The 89 Best Book Covers of 2020

As Chosen by Our Favorite Book Cover Designers

By Emily Temple | December 2, 2020

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

It's Almost Over.

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2020

The 10 Best Book Covers<br> of November

The 10 Best Book Covers
of November

The Only Way Out is Through

By Emily Temple | November 25, 2020

Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

By Emily Temple | November 23, 2020

And the winner of the 2020 Booker Prize is . . .

And the winner of the 2020 Booker Prize is . . .

By Emily Temple | November 19, 2020

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2020 Booker Prize.

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2020 Booker Prize.

By Emily Temple | November 18, 2020

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