Washington Post's best books of 2020

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Washington Post's best books of 2020

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Here are the year's top five fiction books in a roundup by the Washington Post's books team. For nonfiction, see the full list: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/lifestyle/2020-best-books/

1 Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

2 Homeland Elegies

Ayad Akhtar

3 The Cold Millions

Jess Walter

4 Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

5 Writers & Lovers

Lily King

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