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The 20 Most-Anticipated Books of 2020

The 20 Most-Anticipated Books of 2020.
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With the arrival of the new year comes a flurry of new books we can't wait to devour. Newsweek has compiled a list of 20 coming out in 2020—10 fiction and 10 nonfiction—that we're most excited about. From debuts to returning bestsellers and eerie thrillers to historical studies, we promise there's something for everyone.

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Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era Courtesy of Simon & Schuster

Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era
By Jerry Mitchell
February | Simon & Schuster | $28
With a title that could not be more apt, Race Against Time is an expansion of Jerry Mitchell's work as an investigative reporter. It reads like a fictional thriller, but is an all-too-true account of horrifying past crimes and those who perpetrated them.

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow

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