With 59 votes tabulated we’re ready to present the final and ultimate aggregation of selective “best of 2020” book lists from all over — including major publications of all kinds, but also retailer and library selections, major award nominees, public votes, new “tastemakers” and more. This year Isabel Wilkerson’s CASTE led as “book of the year” from start to finish — and it becomes the first work of nonfiction to claim that distinction since we started compiling these aggregated lists. In fiction, Brit Bennett’s THE VANISHING HALF also led the field the entire way. A big five of the top […]
