Pandemic fiction post-2020 (21 books)

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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 — 25,318 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	The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 76,853 ratings score: 185, 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
3	Dweller on the Threshold by Skyla Dawn Cameron (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 323 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
3	The Ones Who Come Back Hungry by Amelinda Bérubé (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 452 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
3	Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 3,057 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
6	Sister, Maiden, Monster (Apocalypse Apocrypha, 1) by Lucy A. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 8,802 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
7	Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 3,113 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
8	This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 12,600 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
9	Bite Risk (Bite Risk, #1) by S.J. Wills 3.88 avg rating — 739 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
10	The Deck by Fiona Farrell 3.89 avg rating — 224 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
11	Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 16,982 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
12	Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 846 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
13	Don't Stand So Close to Me by Eric Walters 3.77 avg rating — 543 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
14	Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 578 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
15	End of the World House by Adrienne Celt (Goodreads Author) 3.01 avg rating — 1,536 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
16	Garvey in the Dark by Nikki Grimes 4.07 avg rating — 569 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
17	Warrior Girl by Carmen Tafolla 3.98 avg rating — 416 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
18	Wrecker by Carl Hiaasen (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 5,688 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
19	Day by Michael Cunningham (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 14,942 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
20	Lucy by the Sea (Amgash, #4) by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 87,010 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
21	The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 9,434 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