Lists
- Time: The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2020
- BookPage: Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction
- Passerby: Best Books of 2020
- Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: 10 Top Books of 2020
- O Magazine: 20 Best Books of 2020
- Harper’s Bazaar: The Best Books of 2020
- Electric Lit: Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2020
- Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2020
- Shondaland: The Best Books of 2020
- Washington Post: 10 Best Books of 2020
- Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020
- New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2020
- Powell's Books: Best Nonfiction of 2020
- Slate: Laura Miller: The Best Books of 2020
- Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2020
- Boston Globe: Best Books of 2020
- Chicago Public Library: Top 20 Books of 2020
- National Book Award: Nonfiction 2020
- Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2020