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Books Read in 2020

101. “Boxelder Bug Variations: A Meditation on an Idea in Language and Music” by Bill Holm

100. “Playing the Black Piano” by Bill Holm

99. “Pictures of Holm: Photographs and Poems of Tucson Arizona and the Southwest” by Bill Holm

98. “Faces of Christmas Past” by Bill Holm

97. “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Arthur Conan Doyle

96. “The Dead Get by With Everything” by Bill Holm

95. “Murder in the London Lights: The Posie Parker Mystery Series Book 10” by L. B. Hathaway

94. “Ready Player Two: A Novel: Ready Player One Book 2” by Ernest Cline

93. “Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty” by Christine Heppermann

92. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

91. “She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game” by Chelsea Clinton and illustrated by Alexandra Boiger

90. “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss

89. “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss

88. “Chocolate Chip Cookies for Your Enemies” by Bill Holm

87. “Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea” by Meena Harris and illustrated by Ana Ramirez Gonzalez

86. “Love” by Yves Saint Laurent

85. “Superheroes Are Everywhere” by Kamala Harris and illustrated by Mechal Renee Roe

84. “The Galleons: Poems” by Rick Barot

83. “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company” by William Dalrymple

82. “The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777: The Revolution Trilogy 1” by Rick Atkinson

81. “The Norwegian Explorers 2020 Christmas Annual, No. 19: Games Are Afoot” by editors Ray Riethmeier and Phillip Bergem

80. “Dearly: New Poems” by Margaret Atwood

79. “Ms Marvel: Stormranger: Volume 2” by Saladin Ahmed, Joey Vazquez, Alex Arizmendi, Ian Herring, Minkyu Jung, and Juan Vlasco.

78. “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Volume 8: Yancy Street Legends” by Brandon Montclare, Ray-Anthony Height, Le Bean Underwood, Gustavo Duarte, Nate Lovett, Rahzzah, and Alitha E. Martinez

77. “The Trials of Apollo, Book Five: The Tower of Nero” by Rick Riordan

76. “Yay, You!: Moving Out, Moving Up, Moving On” by Sandra Boynton

75. “The Moon in the Pines: Zen Haiku Poetry” selected and translated by Jonathan Clements

74. “Ms. Marvel: Destined: Vol. 1” by Saladin Ahmed, Minkyu Jung, Juan Vlasco, and Ian Herring

73. “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – Hufflepuff Edition” by J.K. Rowling

72. “Murder on Cold Street: The Lady Sherlock Series Book 5” by Sherry Thomas

71. “His Dark Materials: Serpentine” by Philip Pullman and Illustrated by Tom Duxbury

70. “What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: The History and Future of Reading” by Leah Price

69. “Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family” by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand

68. “The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes: The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries Book 1” by Leonard Goldberg

67. “Death and the Penguin” by Andrey Kurkov and translated by George Bird

66. “Sherlock Sam and the Ghostly Moans in Fort Canning: Book 2” by A. J. Low

65. “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles” by Steven Pressfield

64. “Drones and Targeted Killing in the Middle East and Africa: An Appraisal of American Counterterrorism Policies” by Christine Sixta Rinehart

63. “The Black God’s Drums” by P. Djeli Clark

62. “Midnight Sun” by Stephenie Meyer

61. “Shout” by Laurie Halse Anderson

60. “The Enforcer Enigma: The San Andreas Shifters” by G. L. Carriger/Gail Carriger

59. “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” by J.K. Rowling

58. “Quidditch Through the Ages” by Kennilworthy Whisp and J.K. Rowling

57. “Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin” by Jill Lepore

56. “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History” by John M. Barry

55. The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher” by Andrzej Sapkowski and translated by Danusia Stok

54. “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington” by Alexis Coe

53. “The Haunting of Tram Car 015” by P. Djeli Clark

52. “A Dead Djinn in Cairo” by P. Djeli Clark

51. “Joey: The Story of Joe Biden” by Dr. Jill Biden and illustrated by Kathleen Krull Amy June Bates

50. “Grandma’s Gardens” by Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton and illustrated by Carme Lemniscates

49. “The Crown Jewel Mystery: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Book 4” by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley

48. “Pottermore Presents: Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists” by J.K. Rowling

47. “Pottermore Presents: Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies” by J.K. Rowling

46. “Marriage is Murder?: The Posie Parker Mystery Series Book 9” by L. B. Hathaway

45. “Pottermore Presents: Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide” by J.K. Rowling

44. “Murder on the White Cliffs: The Posie Parker Mystery Series Book 8” by L. B. Hathaway

43. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by J.K. Rowling and illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

42. “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – The Original Screenplay” by J.K. Rowling and illustrated by MinaLima

41. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay” by J.K. Rowling

40. “The Diamond Queen of Singapore: An Ava Lee Novel The Triad Years Book 13” by Ian Hamilton

39. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two: Special Rehearsal Edition: The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production” by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany

38. “Riviera Gold: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 16” by Laurie R. King

37. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” by J.K. Rowling

36. “The Rules of Revision: Making Them Work for You” by Shelley Bates

35. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” by J.K. Rowling

34. “The Engineer Wore Venetian Red: Mysterious Devices 4: Magnificent Devices Book 20” by Shelley Adina

33. “Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong: Book 1” by A. J. Low

32. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” by J.K. Rowling

31. “The Dragon Head of Hong Kong: The Ava Lee Prequel” by Ian Hamilton

30. “Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire” by J.K. Rowling

29. “Defy or Defend: A Delightfully Deadly Novel” by Gail Carriger

28. “Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban” by J.K. Rowling

27. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by J.K. Rowling

26. “The Gifts of Reading” by Robert Macfarlane

25. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Illustrated: Kindle in Motion: Illustrated Harry Potter Book 1″ by J.K. Rowling and illustrated by Jim Kay

24. “Drone Swarm” by Andrew W. Sanders

23. “Moriarty Lifts the Veil: A Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery Book 4″ by Anna Castle

22. “Dance of the Spider Monkey: Monograph #1: A Myrl Adler Norton Mystery” by Abbey Pen Baker

21. “Playing the Black Piano: Poems” by Bill Holm

20. ” The Little Blue Book: Terry Pratchett: A Brief Guide to Discworld: Salisbury Museum 16 September 2017 – 13 January 2018″ text by Stephen Briggs and illustrated by Paul Kidby

19. “The Spotted Parasol: Monograph #3: A Myrl Adler Norton Mystery” by Abbey Pen Baker

18. “After Bohemia: Monograph #2: A Myrl Adler Norton Mystery” by Abbey Pen Baker

17. “Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope” by Una McCormack

16. “A Murderous Relation: A Veronica Speedwell Mystery Book 5″ by Deanna Raybourn

15. “The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D.” by Nicholas Meyer

14. “Twisted Twenty-Six: Stephanie Plum Book 26″ by Janet Evanovich

13. “Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident: Parasol Protectorate Book 0″ by Gail Carriger

12. “Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir” by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman

11. “Star Trek: Picard: Countdown #1″ by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson and illustrated by Angel Hernandez  and Joana Lafuente

10. “Foresight: The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung Book 2″ by Ian Hamilton

9. “The Canon, Five Lines at a Time: A Collection of Poetic Meditations on the Original Sherlock Holmes Tales” by Steve Mason, Editor and The Crew of the Barque Lone Star

8.  “Q’s Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books” by Helene Hanff 

7. “The Fall of Arthur” by J.R.R. Tolkien and edited by Christopher Tolkien

6. “Doctor Who: Now We Are Six Hundred: A Collection of Time Lord Verse” by James Goss and illustrations by Russell T. Davies

5. “Boris” by Cynthia Rylant 

4. “The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street” by Helene Hanff 

3. “Star Trek: Discovery: The Way to the Stars” by Una McCormack

2. “The Satapur Moonstone: A Perveen Mistry Novel Book 2″ by Sujata Massey

1. “The Widows of Malabar Hill: A Perveen Mistry Novel Book 1″ by Sujata Massey