The Best Books of 2020: Science!
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2020 was a year in which science entered everyday life in the most apocalyptic way anybody had seen in over a century.
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The Best Books of 2020: Nature!
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The category of nature has become much more relevant in the year of COVID-19.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2020: Debut Fiction!
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Many very interesting, challenging, and moving debut novels appeared in 2020.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2020: Literature in Translation!
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The opportunities to go exploring in the world through translated literature were nearly endless in 2020.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2020: Kids and Young Adult!
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Reading gems for children and young adults from 2020.
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Villa of Delirium By Adrien Goetz
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Not merely a historical novel, this is an epic novel of Greek history.
Read MoreThe Gull Next Door by Marianne Taylor
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A gull-smitten writer takes on the thankless task of defending the world’s least-liked bird.
Read MoreNew Laws of Robotics by Frank Pasquale
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A new book looks at - and attempts to structure - the future of human-machine partnerships.
Read MoreAnna's Refuge by Kerryn Reid
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In this atmospheric romance novel, a wronged young woman and her little child find themselves holed up on the gritty side of Leeds, of all places.
Read MoreTo Hold Up the Sky by Cixin Liu
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A powerful short story collection from Chinese science fiction master Cixin Liu.
Read MoreThe Best Presidential Writing, edited by Craig Fehrman
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Presidential historian Craig Fehrman assembles some of the most memorable presidential writings.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “If you don’t know the trouble you’re in, keep Reacher by your side”
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The Sentinel lands a lot of unexpected punches and keeps you on edge to the very end.
Read MoreThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
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A supernatural revenge drama in which four arrogant hunters pay a heavy price for a long-ago crime.
Read MoreIRL by Chris Stedman
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Chris Stedman’s fascinating new book addresses one central question: How can we be real online?
Read MoreTime of the Magicians by Wolfram Eilenberger
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A new history of the birth of modern philosophy.
Read MoreBlack Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh
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The great Haitian revolutionary’s story is told in a boisterous new biography.
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Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers - Horace & Seneca
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New considerations of the modern-day relevance of ancient Roman writers Seneca and Horace.
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