The New York Times

The New York Times is cited in Maggie O’Farrell’s biographical note as recognizing Hamnet among the ten best books of 2020, placing the newspaper in the novel’s documented reception rather than its fictional world.

Recognition of Hamnet

The biographical note reports that Hamnet was considered by critics and readers one of the major novels of its year and names The New York Times, alongside The Washington Post, as selecting it among the ten best books of 2020. The account establishes the newspaper’s role as a source for the novel’s year-end recognition; it does not specify a reviewer, list title, or individual assessment.

Context

The mention appears in publisher-facing biographical material that also notes Maggie O’Farrell’s Women’s Prize for Fiction award for Hamnet. The New York Times is therefore presented as part of the book’s critical reception, with the available account limited to its inclusion of the novel among its ten best books of 2020.