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December 03, 2020

The Best Books of 2020: Literature in Translation!

December 03, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2020: Literature in Translation!

The opportunities to go exploring in the world through translated literature were nearly endless in 2020.

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Best of Lists, Best of 2020, translations
December 02, 2020

The Best Books of 2020: Kids and Young Adult!

December 02, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2020: Kids and Young Adult!

Reading gems for children and young adults from 2020.

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December 02, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads, Fiction-Young Adult
Best of 2020, Best of Lists, Young Adult Fiction, kidlit, children's books, phil stamper, Jory John, Pete Oswald, Mo O'Hara, Andrew Joyner, Parker Peevyhouse, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Jill Calder, David Nicholls, Lizi Boyd, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Steve Donoghue, stevereads
December 01, 2020

The Best Books of 2020: Reprints!

December 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2020: Reprints!

2020 was a good solid year for reprints.

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December 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
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Best of 2020, Best of Lists, Vivian Gornick, William Gaddis, John M. Ford, e. e. cummings, Samuel Johnson, Constance Fenimore Woolson, George Eliot, Spinoza's Ethics, Library of America, JRR Tolkien, Shirley Hazzard, Steve Donoghue, stevereads, Stevereads
December 22, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Fiction!

December 22, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Fiction!

Stevereads Best Books of 2019 closes with the very best of a strong year for fiction!

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December 22, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads, Literary Fiction
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, fiction, stevereads
December 21, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Nonfiction!

December 21, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Nonfiction!

The Stevereads 2019 year-end list is nearly complete—behold the year’s best nonfiction!

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December 21, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
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Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads
December 18, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Biography!

December 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Biography!

2019 was a fantastic year for biography—and here’s ten reasons why!

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December 18, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Stevereads
biography, Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, Steve Donoghue
December 17, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: History!

December 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: History!

What’s new in History? The Best Books of 2019, of course!

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December 17, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, Steve Donoghue, History
December 16, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Nature!

December 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Nature!

And now for the annual Stevereads year-end list for the best in nature!

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December 16, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature, Stevereads
nature, animals, stevereads, Best of 2019, Best of Lists, Steve Donoghue
December 15, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Science!

December 15, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Science!

The 11th installment of Stevereads Best of 2019 list focuses on science!

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December 15, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, science, Steve Donoghue
December 14, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!

December 14, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction!

Escape into the past with the best of 2019’s historical fiction!

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Historical Fiction, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, historical fiction, Steve Donoghue
December 13, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Mystery!

December 13, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Mystery!

It’s plain to see why these books are the best mysteries of 2019!

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December 13, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Mystery/Suspense, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, mystery fiction, stevereads, Steve Donoghue
December 12, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

December 12, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

Stevereads science fiction and fantasy, and recommends the year’s best.

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Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, science fiction, fantasy, stevereads, Steve Donoghue
December 11, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Romance!

December 11, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Romance!

Stevereads chronicles the best romantic encounters of 2019!

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December 11, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Romance, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, romance, Regency Romance
December 10, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Thrillers!

December 10, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Thrillers!

Worth the wait! Day 6 of Stevereads Best of 2019 features thrillers!

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December 10, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, thrillers, stevereads, Steve Donoghue
December 09, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Debut Fiction!

December 09, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Debut Fiction!

And now for Stevereads’ choices of the best debut novels of 2019.

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December 09, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Debut, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, debut novels, stevereads
December 08, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Kids & YA!

December 08, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Kids & YA!

The fourth installment of Stevereads year end summary features the best of Kids & Young Adult.

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December 08, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Children's Books, Stevereads
stevereads, Best of 2019, Best of Lists, children's books, Young Adult Fiction, Steve Donoghue
December 07, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Works in Translation!

December 07, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Works in Translation!

Another entry in the epic Stevereads Best of 2019 series: Works in Translation!

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December 07, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, stevereads, Steve Donoghue, translations
December 06, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Reprints!

December 06, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Reprints!

As the Stevereads 2019 year-end list continues, everything old is new again: Best Reprints!

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December 06, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads
Best of Lists, Best of 2019, reprints, Steve Donoghue
December 14, 2018

The Best Books of 2018: Nonfiction!

December 14, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2018: Nonfiction!

It's not surprising that certain themes have surfaced again and again, considering the boiling news atmosphere in which these authors are stewing every day.

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December 14, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads
Best of 2018, nonfiction, Stevereads, Best of Lists, Steve Donoghue
December 13, 2018

The Best Books of 2018: Fiction!

December 13, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2018: Fiction!

These authors concentrate on the things that novels should concentrate on: showing readers new worlds and introducing them to new monsters.

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December 13, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads
Best of 2018, Stevereads, fiction, Best of Lists, Steve Donoghue
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