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Best Books of 2020

Best Books of 2020

2020 will go down in history as a year to remember. No, not for the pandemic, but for all of the great books I read! Here is my list of the Best Books of 2020. Many of these were released in 2020. Some were released just prior to 2020 (2018 and 2019 were also great years for books: sans-pandemic). I have eclectic taste in books so their categories vary from humor to literary to thriller to microfiction. One thing is for sure: all of these books are great! Let's congratulate these stellar writers for their fantastic books.

Ain’t Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett

The Seclusion by Jacqui Castle

In Wolves’ Clothing by Greg Levin

The Hollow by Owen Egerton

The Illusion of Leaving by Jeannette Brown

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

All Things Left Wild by James Wade

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

The World Is Yours by Ran Walker

The Printer and the Strumpet by Larry Brill

Let the Guilty Pay by Rick Treon

The Dark Corners of the Night by Meg Gardiner

Honorable Mention: If you read all of these wonderful books, then I offer up my 2020 release The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island. Maybe you would think I shouldn't nominate my own book, but you would be wrong. I loved writing it and I hope you love reading it, so I humbly suggest it along with these fine books.

Support writers as well as indie bookstores this holiday. Find most of these books over on Bookshop.org at the following link:

https://bookshop.org/lists/books-featured-on-austin-liti-limits

I am grateful to have interviewed many of these fantastic writers on the web series I host along with my esteemed colleague Larry Brill: Austin Liti Limits. Watch here:

https://austinlitilimits.com

Have a great holiday whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanza. And may 2021 be a great year for books, writers, bookstores, and readers everywhere!

Take care,
Scott