20 Books for 2020
/A sampling of the books I’m hoping to read in 2020
If you know me, you know I’m an obsessive reader. I devour books like some people binge TV shows or podcasts. Last year, I read 118 books (the goal was 100, but I hit that goal in October and kept going) and blogged about them along the way. I guess I should have seen the whole hitting 100 books in October thing coming when I hit the 50 book mark in May.
You can’t read more every year, so no, I’m not upping my reading goal again. In fact, I’m cutting it in half. My goal for 2020 is just 59 books. I’m hoping to read a bit less (and some longer books that I skipped in 2019 so I could read more books) and to try out some new hobbies and creative pursuits.
But of course, there are still plenty of books I’m looking forward to reading in 2020. Plus, people are always asking me for recommendations, so without further ado, here are 20 books I’m looking forward to reading in 2020:
Odes to Lithium, by Shira Erlichman
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, by Lori Gottlieb
Emily of New Moon, by L.M. Montgomery
The Shadow King, by Maaza Mengiste
Dear Girls, by Ali Wong
The Book of X, by Sarah Rose Etter
Just Kids, by Patti Smith
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love, by Keith S. Wilson
The Memory Police, by Yoko Ogawa
Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee
The Yellow House, by Sarah M. Broom
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, by Samantha Irby
Little Weirds, by Jenny Slate
Uncanny Valley, by Anna Wiener
A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara
The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James, by Ashley Herring Blake
Clap When You Land, by Elizabeth Acevedo
It’s About Damn Time, by Arlan Hamilton
The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin
Since I haven’t read the 20 books mentioned above, I’m including an added bonus for you. Here are 19 of my favorite reads from 2019:
Red, White & Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston
Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory, by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Good Talk, by Mira Jacob
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong
All This Could by Yours, by Jami Attenberg
Trick Mirror, by Jia Tolentino
Heavy, by Kiese Laymon
Very Nice, by Marcy Dermanksy
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest, by Hanif Abdurraqib
Know My Name, by Chanel Miller
Once More We Saw Stars, by Jayson Greene
The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo
Over the Top, by Jonathan Van Ness
We Are Okay, by Nina LaCour
The Monk of Mokha, by Dave Eggers
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, by Mackenzi Lee
Fruit of the Drunken Tree, by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
I Wish You All the Best, by Mason Deaver
How Long Til Black Future Month, by N.K. Jemisin
Any titles catch your eye? Did I miss one of your favorites? I’d love to hear! Tweet me at @servemethesky. For more book recommendations, sign up for my unboring email newsletter, the SkyMail Club.