Pandemic fiction post-2020 (20 books)

I am *fascinated* by the question of how we're going to end up processing the coronavirus pandemic through literature, so here's a list of books that tackle it either metaphorically or directly. Please add recs if you've got em!

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1	The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14) by Elly Griffiths (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 23,980 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Dweller on the Threshold by Skyla Dawn Cameron (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 315 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Ones Who Come Back Hungry by Amelinda Bérubé (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 370 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 8,191 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 2,778 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 11,773 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Bite Risk by S.J. Wills 3.88 avg rating — 700 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Deck by Fiona Farrell 3.91 avg rating — 211 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 16,616 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 790 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Don't Stand So Close to Me by Eric Walters 3.76 avg rating — 533 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 557 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	End of the World House by Adrienne Celt (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1,496 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Garvey in the Dark by Nikki Grimes 4.08 avg rating — 557 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Warrior Girl by Carmen Tafolla 3.99 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Wrecker by Carl Hiaasen (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 5,080 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 71,504 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Day by Michael Cunningham (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 14,179 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Lucy by the Sea (Amgash, #4) by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 82,391 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 9,090 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars