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NPR Book Concierge's 29 Best Historical Fiction of 2020

National Public Radio's 29 best historical fiction books of 2020 as aggregated by Rose Friedman, Petra Mayer, Beth Novey, and Meghan Sullivan with Executive Producer Ellen Silva.

At Night All Blood is Black

At Night All Blood is Black
ByDavid Diop,Anna Moschovakis(Translator)

2018 • 112 Readers • 145 pages 3.7

Black Bottom Saints

Black Bottom Saints
ByAlice Randall

2020 • 8 Readers • 368 pages

Conjure Women

Conjure Women
ByAfia Atakora

2020 • 78 Readers • 417 pages 3.5

Echo Mountain

Echo Mountain
ByLauren Wolk

2020 • 20 Readers • 356 pages 4.6

Even As We Breathe

Even As We Breathe
ByAnnette Saunooke Clapsaddle

2020 • 17 Readers • 240 pages

How Much of These Hills Is Gold

2020 • 113 Readers • 288 pages 4.2

Jack A Novel

Jack A Novel
ByMarilynne Robinson

2020 • 14 Readers • 320 pages 4.2

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2020 • 4 Readers • 112 pages 3

Miss Iceland

Miss Iceland
ByAuður Ava Ólafsdóttir

2018 • 17 Readers • 194 pages 4.3

Prairie Lotus

Prairie Lotus
ByLinda Sue Park

2020 • 15 Readers • 260 pages 4

Run Me to Earth

Run Me to Earth
ByPaul Yoon

2020 • 17 Readers • 272 pages 3.5

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Slippery Creatures
ByKJ Charles

2020 • 70 Readers • 264 pages 4.1

Speilet og lyset

Speilet og lyset
ByHilary Mantel

2020 • 39 Readers • 820 pages 4.6

Swimming in the Dark

Swimming in the Dark
ByTomasz Jedrowski

2020 • 220 Readers • 224 pages 4.4

The Book of V.

The Book of V.
ByAnna Solomon

2020 • 21 Readers • 320 pages 3

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows

2020 • 24 Readers • 416 pages 3.7

The Mountains Sing

The Mountains Sing
ByNguyễn Phan Quế Mai

2020 • 97 Readers • 342 pages 4.4

The Night Watchman

The Night Watchman
ByLouise Erdrich

2020 • 194 Readers • 464 pages 4

The Other Bennet Sister

2020 • 62 Readers • 368 pages 4.1

The Pull of the Stars

The Pull of the Stars
ByEmma Donoghue

2020 • 147 Readers • 304 pages 3.8

The Rakess

The Rakess
ByScarlett Peckham

2020 • 22 Readers 4.5

The Shadow King

The Shadow King
ByMaaza Mengiste

2019 • 49 Readers • 448 pages 3.5

The Vanishing Half

The Vanishing Half
ByBrit Bennett

2020 • 898 Readers • 400 pages 4.1

The Voyage of the Morning Light

2019 • 5 Readers • 400 pages

The Women In Black: 'An uplifting book for our times' Observer

1993 • 11 Readers • 141 pages 3.7

They Went Left

They Went Left
ByMonica Hesse

2020 • 25 Readers • 384 pages

To Calais, in Ordinary Time

2019 • 9 Readers • 400 pages 4

Utopia Avenue

Utopia Avenue
ByDavid Mitchell

2020 • 107 Readers • 576 pages 4.1