Heidi's Favorite Reads of 2020

We like to do our end of year lists a little differently - we pick our favorites we read this year, but they could have come out any year.  

Abigail By Magda Szabo, Len Rix (Translated by) Cover Image
By Magda Szabo, Len Rix (Translated by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781681374031
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: NYRB Classics - January 21st, 2020

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Sisters: A Novel By Daisy Johnson Cover Image
$26.00
Difficult to find
ISBN: 9780593188958
Published: Riverhead Books - August 25th, 2020

The Hole By Hiroko Oyamada, David Boyd (Translated by) Cover Image
By Hiroko Oyamada, David Boyd (Translated by)
$12.95
ISBN: 9780811228879
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: New Directions - October 6th, 2020

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The Vanishing Half: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel) By Brit Bennett Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780525536291
Availability: Available to Order - shipping times vary
Published: Riverhead Books - June 2nd, 2020

That Time of Year By Marie Ndiaye, Jordan Stump (Translator) Cover Image
By Marie Ndiaye, Jordan Stump (Translator)
Pricing may vary
ISBN: 9781931883917
Availability: Out of Print
Published: Two Lines Press - September 8th, 2020

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Wendy, Master of Art By Walter Scott Cover Image
$24.95
ISBN: 9781770463998
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Drawn and Quarterly - June 16th, 2020

The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird By Joshua Hammer Cover Image
$26.00
Difficult to find
ISBN: 9781501191886
Published: Simon & Schuster - February 11th, 2020

Such a Fun Age: Reese's Book Club (A Novel) By Kiley Reid Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9780525541905
Availability: Available to Order - shipping times vary
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - December 31st, 2019

Earthlings By Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9780802157003
Availability: Available to Order - shipping times vary
Published: Grove Press - October 6th, 2020

Want: A Novel By Lynn Steger Strong Cover Image
$25.99
Difficult to find
ISBN: 9781250247544
Published: Henry Holt and Co. - July 7th, 2020

Kindred By Octavia E. Butler Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780807083697
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Beacon Press - February 1st, 2004

Life for Sale (Vintage International) By Yukio Mishima Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525565147
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Published: Vintage - April 7th, 2020

Fair Play By Tove Jansson, Ali Smith (Introduction by), Thomas Teal (Translated by) Cover Image
By Tove Jansson, Ali Smith (Introduction by), Thomas Teal (Translated by)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781590173787
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Published: NYRB Classics - March 15th, 2011

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The Lying Life of Adults By Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (Translator) Cover Image
By Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein (Translator)
$26.00
ISBN: 9781609455910
Availability: Available to Order - shipping times vary
Published: Europa Editions - September 1st, 2020

Angel By Elizabeth Taylor, Hilary Mantel (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Elizabeth Taylor, Hilary Mantel (Introduction by)
$18.95
Difficult to find
ISBN: 9781590174975
Published: NYRB Classics - February 14th, 2012

Dominicana: A Novel By Angie Cruz Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250205940
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Flatiron Books - August 25th, 2020

The Blue Jay's Dance: A Memoir of Early Motherhood By Louise Erdrich Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780061767975
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Published: Harper Perennial - February 23rd, 2010

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Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge By Erica Armstrong Dunbar Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781501126413
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: 37 Ink - January 9th, 2018

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland By Patrick Radden Keefe Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780307279286
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Anchor - February 25th, 2020

Earthlings By Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) Cover Image
$26.00
ISBN: 9780802157003
Availability: Available to Order - shipping times vary
Published: Grove Press - October 6th, 2020