Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Books
Harrow - Joy Williams

Kirkus Reviews Fiction 2021

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

Women's Prize Fiction 2021

Lost Children Archive - Valeria Luiselli

Dublin Literary Award 2021

Luster - Raven Leilani

Dylan Thomas Prize 2021 Award

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies - Deesha Philyaw

PEN/Faulkner Award Fiction 2021

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Bustle The Best Books Of 2020

Notes on a Silencing - Lacy Crawford

BookPage Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett

BookPage Best Books of 2020: Fiction

Jack - Marilynne Robinson

Thrillist The Best Books of 2020

How Much of These Hills Is Gold - C Pam Zhang

Harper’s Bazaar The Best Books of 2020

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett

Shondaland The Best Books of 2020

Sisters in Hate - Seyward Darby

Electric Lit Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2020

Memorial - Bryan Washington

Electric Lit Favorite Novels of 2020

Claire Fallon: HuffPost The Best Books of 2020

Shuggie Bain - Douglas Stuart

Vogue The Best Books of 2020

Memorial - Bryan Washington

Refinery29 Best Books of 2020

Boston Globe Best Books of 2020

Luster - Raven Leilani

Vanity Fair The 15 Best Books of 2020

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2020

Luster - Raven Leilani

Passerby Best Books of 2020

Katy Waldman: New Yorker My Favorite Fiction of 2020

Jack - Marilynne Robinson

A.V. Club 15 Favorite Books of 2020

The Glass Hotel - Emily St. John Mandel

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Books of 2020

Constance Grady: Vox The 15 Best Books of 2020