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The New York Times — 10 Best Books

The New York Times — 10 Best Books selections, presented by recognition year. Each entry links to the selector’s first-party record.

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2020Science fiction & fantasy

A Children's Bible: A Novel

Lydia Millet

On 2 lists: The New York Times — 10 Best Books, NPR Books We Love

2020Nonfiction

A Promised Land

Barack Obama

On 2 lists: The New York Times — 10 Best Books, NPR Books We Love

2020Fiction & literature

Deacon King Kong: A Novel

James McBride

On 2 lists: The New York Times — 10 Best Books, NPR Books We Love

2020Literary fiction

Hamnet

Maggie O’Farrell

On 3 lists: The New York Times — 10 Best Books, Women’s Prize for Fiction, NPR Books We Love