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The benefits of reading are well documented. It can help you reduce stress, stimulate your brain, and teach you something new about yourself, the world or others. But between the many, many books published every year, how do you choose which page-turner for your next read?
To help you out, we’re teaming up with the literary experts at Goodreads to bring you the most anticipated books of 2020 to inspire your reading lists. Goodreads’ most anticipated books for the month are based on how many times its more than 90 million members have added a book to their “want-to-read” shelves. Each month, Goodreads members add more than 18 million books to their “want-to-read” shelves.
January’s most anticipated books include a nice mix of genres sure to satisfy aspiring and avid readers alike. There’s science fiction that speculates over a future of government-appointed celebrities; a Silicon Valley memoir; an epic historical fiction tale; a new Eoin Colfer novel and more.
Read on for January’s most anticipated books, and check out our guide to the best 2019 books to give as gifts and fall 2019’s most-anticipated new reads.
“American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins
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“Long Bright River” by Liz Moore
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Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
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“A Long Petal of the Sea” by Isabel Allende
Amazon
“Dear Edward” by Ann Napolitano
Amazon
“Uncanny Valley” by Anna Wiener
Amazon
“Highfire” by Eoin Colfer
Amazon
“When We Were Vikings” by Andrew David MacDonald
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“Followers” by Megan Angelo
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“The God Game” by Danny Tobey
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