In the tough times of 2020, I’ve found myself drawn to nonfiction that made me look at the familiar in a different way. I’ve collected my favorite 15 books of the year here (technically, two were published in 2019, but I didn’t get around to reading them until this year). The first 14 are in random order, followed by my pick for the best nonfiction book of the year.
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Stephen Carter: The best nonfiction books of 2020
Independent bookshop owner Edgar Rai reaches for a book in the Uslar & Rai bookstore in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district on March 31, 2020, amid a new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
