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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.

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At Night All Blood is Black
At Night All Blood is Black
  • David Diop
  • Anna Moschovakis (Translator)
3.6934 reads
Black Bottom Saints
Black Bottom Saints
  • Alice Randall
00 reads
Conjure Women
Conjure Women
  • Afia Atakora
3.4517 reads
Echo Mountain
Echo Mountain
  • Lauren Wolk
4.66 reads
Even As We Breathe
Even As We Breathe
  • Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
01 read
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
  • C Pam Zhang
4.1633 reads
Jack A Novel
Jack A Novel
  • Marilynne Robinson
4.173 reads
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Mary and the Trail of Tears

Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story
  • Andrea L. Rogers
31 read
Miss Iceland
Miss Iceland
  • Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
4.254 reads
Prairie Lotus
Prairie Lotus
  • Linda Sue Park
44 reads
Run Me to Earth
Run Me to Earth
  • Paul Yoon
3.52 reads
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Slippery Creatures

Slippery Creatures
  • KJ Charles
4.0830 reads
Speilet og lyset
Speilet og lyset
  • Hilary Mantel
4.5813 reads
Swimming in the Dark
Swimming in the Dark
  • Tomasz Jedrowski
4.3781 reads
The Book of V.
The Book of V.
  • Anna Solomon
36 reads
The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows
The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows
  • Olivia Waite
3.7211 reads
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing
  • Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
4.3813 reads
The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman
  • Louise Erdrich
4.0551 reads
The Other Bennet Sister
The Other Bennet Sister
  • Janice Hadlow
4.1322 reads
The Pull of the Stars
The Pull of the Stars
  • Emma Donoghue
3.8248 reads
The Rakess
The Rakess
  • Scarlett Peckham
4.57 reads
The Shadow King
The Shadow King
  • Maaza Mengiste
3.510 reads
The Vanishing Half
The Vanishing Half
  • Brit Bennett
4.14383 reads
The Voyage of the Morning Light
The Voyage of the Morning Light
  • Marina Endicott
00 reads
The Women In Black: 'An uplifting book for our times' Observer
The Women In Black: 'An uplifting book for our times' Observer
  • Madeleine St. John
3.673 reads
They Went Left
They Went Left
  • Monica Hesse
02 reads
To Calais, in Ordinary Time
To Calais, in Ordinary Time
  • James Meek
41 read
Utopia Avenue
Utopia Avenue
  • David Mitchell
4.0537 reads