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1 Jan, 11 tweets, 5 min read
LAST NIGHTLY READING THREAD OF 2020: As a final #GMGReads for this generally awful year, here's the pile of books of I've gathered this fall that I'm excited to read in 2021... :
1) EL JEFE by @alanfeuer, about the hunt for El Chapo: bookshop.org/books/el-jefe-…
2) IF THEN by Jill Lepore: bookshop.org/books/if-then-…
3) HOAX, about Fox News, by @brianstelter: bookshop.org/books/hoax-don…
4) THREE-CORNERED WAR by @megankatenelson: bookshop.org/books/the-thre…
5) YEAR OF DANGEROUS DAYS by @griffnicholas: bookshop.org/books/the-year…
6) THE MAN WHO RAN WASHINGTON by @sbg1 and @peterbakernyt: bookshop.org/books/the-man-…
7) THE SIRENS OF MARS by @biosigs: bookshop.org/books/the-sire…
8) THE VANISHING HALF by @britrbennett bookshop.org/books/the-vani…
9) MISSIONARIES by @philklay: bookshop.org/books/missiona…
What are you excited to read in 2020? What were the best books you read in 2021? Share! Thanks for following #GMGReads this year. My full list of reading is at garrettgraff.com/gmgreads/

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