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Rachel Leibrock December 30, 2020Updated: January 8, 2021, 4:00 pm
A global pandemic. Social unrest. An election that left democracy hanging in the balance. The year 2020 unfolded, day by day, as an age of reckoning.
As the new year approaches, it feels like we can rest. There’s a COVID-19 vaccine; ongoing discourse on race, gender and class; and a new administration headed for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Not so fast. Our collective work for anti-racism, equity, science (and, let’s face it, common sense) is far from over. Here are 10 books to pick up in 2021 because the work isn’t done; it’s just getting started.
Chronicle Staff December 23, 2020
When describing 2020, most of the adjectives that come to mind are unprintable. But a bright side to this otherwise very bad year is a sense of shared experience. We’ve lived through it together.
We’ve asked our writers to name a book they think best captures 2020. Perhaps it was through a scene that was a perfect reflection of our isolation, or a line that epitomized the political divide. It could be a moment that tapped into an emotion or mood that we all felt or a revelation about what it all might have meant.
‘What Happens at Night’
Rachel Leibrock December 22, 2020Updated: December 22, 2020, 9:58 pm
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute and Steve Carell as Michael Scott in a 2005 “The Office” episode, “The Christmas Party.” Photo: Paul Drinkwater , NBCUniversal
For many, December is usually the busiest time of year, a month of parties and family gatherings.
This year, of course, not so much.
Don’t be (too) sad, though think of it as an excuse to indulge in some old-fashioned, small-screen cheer.
Holiday episodes of your favorite drama or comedy are practically a genre in their own right. Some are so good, they’ve become classics as beloved as any movie or one-off special.