One of our favorite sites, Thrilllist, just shared its best novels of the year. Check out this best-books list for a change of pace. https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/best-books-of-2020

Powell's Books lists its staff's picks of the best fiction of 2020.You'll recognize some of these but you likely won't be familiar with others. https://www.powells.com/post/lists/best-fiction-of-2020

This is a list of my favourite Scandinavian crime authors and their books. Awesome detectives from the lands of lakes and ice (and coffee).

We were saddened to learn of the passing of spy thriller master (and former spy) John Le Carré. Let's celebrate his memory with this roundup of 25 of his most praised novels.

Here are ten writers you need to know. Though they may be young, these gifted authors are stars on the rise and are bound to have long careers ahead of them. Discover them first!

NPR had its staff pick their top books of the year. Here's a sampling — some great new reads here! Full list: https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2020

The NPR team has done it again with this remarkable selection of Sci Fi, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction titles

Check out these YA picks of the year from the NPR staff!