# The Guardian's best books of 2020

15 books from The Guardian's selection of the best of 2020.

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- Feb 19, 2021 · Bas de Groot
- https://even.best/en/l/1780/the-guardian-s-best-books-of-2020

## Top 15

1. **Hamnet — Maggie O'Farrell** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
2. **The Pull of the Stars — Emma Donoghue** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
3. **The Silence — Don DeLillo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
4. **Weather — Jenny Offill** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
5. **Exit Management — Naomi Booth** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
6. **Summerwater — Sarah Moss** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
7. **The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again — M. John Harrison** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
8. **Summer — Ali Smith** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
9. **The Mirror & the Light — Hilary Mantel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
10. **This Mournable Body — Tsitsi Dangarembga** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
11. **The Shadow King — Maaza Mengiste** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
12. **Jack — Marilynne Robinson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
13. **The Vanishing Half — Brit Bennett** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
14. **Utopia Avenue — David Mitchell** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.
15. **Mr Wilder and Me — Jonathan Coe** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Picked by The Guardian.

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