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My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellAmerican Dirt by Jeanine CumminsThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelSuch a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Anticipated 2020 Literary Fiction
40th out of 600 books — 1,256 voters
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary MantelSummer by Ali SmithApeirogon by Colum McCannWeather by Jenny OffillThe Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Booker Prize Eligible 2020
25th out of 160 books — 109 voters

Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha IrbyWeather by Jenny OffillThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelRecollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca SolnitApeirogon by Colum McCann
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2020 Book Preview (January - March)
9th out of 74 books — 45 voters
The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettWriters & Lovers by Lily KingHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellHidden Valley Road by Robert KolkerA Promised Land by Barack Obama
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2020
17th out of 100 books — 46 voters

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneHouse of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. MaasThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigAmerican Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Best Books of 2020
310th out of 1,566 books — 1,943 voters
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz JedrowskiRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziLie With Me by Philippe Besson
OE LGBTQ+ Fiction
9th out of 34 books — 20 voters

Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellInterior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2021
73rd out of 123 books — 212 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrWolf Hall by Hilary MantelAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Literary Fiction of 21st Century
234th out of 648 books — 303 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
[ATY 2022] Two Sets of Double Letters in Author Name
185th out of 710 books — 101 voters
Hidden Valley Road by Robert KolkerEvery Reason We Shouldn't by Sara FujimuraHench by Natalie Zina WalschotsSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
NPR's Best Books of 2020
77th out of 208 books — 40 voters

A Promised Land by Barack ObamaWriters & Lovers by Lily KingNot Okay by Brett AxelA Burning by Megha MajumdarThe Hardhat Riot by David Paul Kuhn
100 Notable Books of 2020
14th out of 101 books — 15 voters
Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeDeacon King Kong by James McBrideSuch a Fun Age by Kiley ReidThe Night Watchman by Louise ErdrichApeirogon by Colum McCann
The 2021 Tournament of Books Longlist
54th out of 77 books — 31 voters

Such a Fun Age by Kiley ReidInterior Chinatown by Charles YuThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelLeave the World Behind by Rumaan AlamShuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
The Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction 2020
8th out of 50 books — 4 voters
The New Husband by D.J. PalmerMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellAll the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn GraceAll Your Twisted Secrets by Diana UrbanLove Your Life by Sophie Kinsella
Best Books 2020
186th out of 592 books — 403 voters

The Black Cathedral by Marcial GalaThe Art of War by Sun TzuThe Peanuts Papers by Andrew BlaunerUncanny Valley by Anna WienerTrump and His Generals by Peter Bergen
NYT Editors’ Choice 202001
11th out of 53 books — 8 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCall Me By Your Name by André AcimanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Gay Fiction
845th out of 2,681 books — 3,892 voters

A Lover's Discourse by Roland BarthesHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoWelcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Illuminations by Arthur RimbaudAriel by Sylvia Plath
Lorde's Books
51st out of 75 books — 2 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDeath in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas MannMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Immoralist by André GideThe Counterfeiters by André Gide
gay canon
25th out of 35 books — 1 voter

Born a Crime by Trevor NoahThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettCirce by Madeline MillerThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
[ATY 2022] NPR's Book Concierge
353rd out of 412 books — 79 voters
American Dirt by Jeanine CumminsThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettHow Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam ZhangThe Night Watchman by Louise ErdrichHamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
2021 Booktube Prize Fiction Longlist
18th out of 48 books — 3 voters

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2443rd out of 2,978 books — 5,490 voters
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua WhiteheadThe Hills We Run From by Ellis MaeLove in the Big City by Sang Young ParkCleanness by Garth GreenwellGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Queer Literary Fiction Masterlist
4th out of 40 books — 2 voters

Either/Or by Elif BatumanThe Idiot by Elif BatumanLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersToo Much and Not the Mood by Durga Chew-BoseLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
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25th out of 53 books — 5 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories by Carson McCullersHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon
the boygenius universe
14th out of 54 books — 1 voter

Managing and Other Lies by Willow HeathLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerEnter Ghost by Isabella HammadClarkesworld Magazine, Issue 160, January 2020 by Neil ClarkeChasing Graves by Ben Galley
Willow Talks Books Discord Member Submissions
17th out of 18 books — 1 voter
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieDoppelganger by Naomi KleinJust Kids by Patti Smith
Ally Walsh Reading List
94th out of 141 books — 2 voters

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha LambThe Sunflower Boys by Sam WachmanWhat Belongs to You by Garth GreenwellCleanness by Garth GreenwellSwimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski
Queer Books Set in Eastern Europe
4th out of 17 books — 3 voters
Last Call by Elon GreenGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinMaurice by E.M. ForsterA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodLove in the Big City by Sang Young Park
Gay Book Club
95th out of 208 books — 11 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories by Carson McCullersHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon
boygenius book club
13th out of 17 books — 1 voter
The Incendiaries by R.O. KwonThe Idiot by Elif BatumanAnimal by Lisa TaddeoEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Seaplane on Final Approach by Rebecca Rukeyser
the boygenius reading challenge
16th out of 52 books — 4 voters

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