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Malvern’s 2020 Anthology Bestsellers

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Below, the 2020 bestsellers from our eclectic selection of anthologies. These are arranged in no particular order—but if you’re curious, the I Scream Social Anthology Volume 2 and Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction were the joint bestsellers in this category.

Beneath My Feet: Writers on Walking

On Dogs: An Anthology

Readymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction

The Red Thread: Twenty Years of NYRB Classics

The Haunted Looking Glass: Ghost Stories Chosen by Edward Gorey

Night, Again: Contemporary Fiction from Vietnam

Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color

Six Vietnamese Poets

American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time

Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction

I Scream Social Anthology Volume 2

Dallas Noir

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through

Cat Poems

 

Malvern’s 2020 Graphic Novel Bestsellers

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Below, the 2020 bestsellers from our most excellent selection of graphic novels. These are arranged in no particular order—but the number one bestseller was Kafka, illustrated by the legendary Robert Crumb and with thoughtful text by David Zane Mairowitz.

Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce

Twists of Fate by Paco Roca

Reading Quirks by Javier García del Moral and Andrés de la Casa Huertas

I, Parrot: A Graphic Novel by Deb Olin Unferth and Elizabeth Haidle

The Milk of Dreams by Leonora Carrington

Jack and the Ghost by Chan Poling and Lucy Michell

The Man Without Talent by Yoshiharu Tsuge

Letter to Survivors by Gébé

Jack Jackson’s American History: Los Tejanos and Lost Cause by Jack Jackson

Kafka by R. Crumb and David Zane Mairowitz

 

Malvern’s 2020 Other Bestsellers

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Our “Other” collection includes eclectic essays, plays, creative non-fiction, memoirs and more. Below, the twelve bestselling titles from this section in 2020. These are arranged in no particular order—but Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles by local author Taisia Kitaiskaia topped the list!

Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles by Taisia Kitaiskaia

Poetic Remedies for Troubled Times: From Ask Baba Yaga by Taisia Kitaiskaia

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations

 

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

How Shostakovich Changed My Mind by Stephen Johnson

Charisma and Disenchantment: The Vocation Lectures by Max Weber

 

Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine

Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Eve’s Hollywood by Eve Babitz

 

Of Walking in Ice by Werner Herzog

The Crying Book by Heather Christle

Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers by Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan

 

Malvern’s 2020 Poetry Bestsellers

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Presenting our thirteen bestselling poetry titles of 2020! These are arranged in no particular order—but if you’re curious, The Tradition and Time were our joint bestsellers of the year.

Of Death. Minimal Odes by Hilda Hilst

Scorpionic Sun by Mohammed Khair-Eddine

Envelope Poems by Emily Dickinson

A Fortune for Your Disaster by Hanif Abdurraqib

Advantages of Being Evergreen by Oliver Baez Bendorf

Salt and Ashes by Adrienne Drobnies

Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 by Lucille Clifton

I Live in the Country & Other Dirty Poems by Arielle Greenberg

A Treatise on Stars by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

Homie: Poems by Danez Smith

A Dark Dreambox of Another Kind: The Poems of Alfred Starr

Time by Etel Adnan

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

 

Malvern’s 2020 Fiction Bestsellers

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If you’d like to add a brilliant novel to your next curbside order, here’s a handy list of our fourteen bestselling fiction titles in 2020. These are presented in no particular order—but if you’re curious, Tears of the Trufflepig was our number one bestseller for the year!

Tears of the Trufflepig by Fernando A. Flores

Death to the Bullshit Artists of South Texas by Fernando A. Flores

Blood Sisters by Kim Yideum

 

Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

Ghosts by César Aira

Margery Kempe by Robert Gluck

In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes

Malicroix by Henri Bosco

The Bridge of Beyond by Simone Schwarz-Bart

 

Red Shift by Alan Garner

Dread Journey by Dorothy B. Hughes

A Meaningful Life by L. J. Davis

During the Reign of the Queen of Persia by Joan Chase

A King Alone by Jean Giono

 

Stand Up, Speak Out

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All of us at Malvern Books condemn the ongoing police brutality that disproportionately affects Black Americans. We also condemn the police’s violent response toward the current protests. We believe it is our responsibility to use our platform to encourage meaningful action within our community. It is not enough for us to be “not racist.” We must be actively anti-racist.

We’ve compiled a list of recommended reads in the Stand Up, Speak Out section of our BookShop.org page. You can also purchase many of these titles from Black Pearl Books, an Austin-based Black-owned bookshop that specializes in online and pop-up sales.

Please see our Instagram stories for a list of other Black-owned businesses you can support in Austin.

More resources we can all use to learn, donate, speak out, and promote change:

Donate what you can to the following organizations and funds:

Take five minutes to respond to the City of Austin’s budget survey, and demand that the gross over-funding of the police be reallocated to vital social services that minimize the need for policing.

Sign the following petitions:

Call and email your mayor and local representatives to demand immediate and meaningful action against white supremacy and police brutality. Challenge your non-Black family and friends to be and do better.

For Black community members in need of access to mental wellness, 7 Mental Health Resources Supporting Black People Right Now.

Finally, make sure you are registered to vote here.