Locus, the newsmagazine of the science fiction and fantasy field, has published its recommended reading list for 2020. The list includes novels, short fiction, collections, anthologies, non-fiction, and illustrated and art books.
The list is generally regarded as a guide to award nominations. File 770 reports a few interesting things about this year's list.
The number of Novellas listed dropped to 19, after the 2019 list had 32. (The 2018 list had 13, 2017’s had 26.)
For first time since 2016, one of the recommended books is identified as self-published, (One self-published work made the 2016 list, an art book, and the 2015 list had three.)
Baen broke its drought, placing a book on the Locus list for the first time since 2017 — The Eleventh Gate by Nancy Kress – but only one.
On the list for novels, I've only read one (William Gibson's Agency), but have purchased four more, and there are another half dozen or so that I am likely to read if I ever find the time.
Locus has also opened its annual poll and survey, which will be used to decide the winners of the annual Locus Awards. You don't need to be a Locus subscriber to vote.
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