50 Highlights from 2020

This year’s subjective list of books we thought worthy of particular mention over the past 12 months: fiction (in translation and not), poetry, short stories, graphic novels, history, biography, literature, culture, politics, society and children’s books covering Asia from the Pacific to the Mediterranean, from Siberia to India and Turkey.

The year refers to the date of review, not of publication. Click on the title for the review.

Non-fiction

2020b1

Fiction in translation

2020b2

Fiction in English

2020b3

Poetry

2020b4

Graphic novels

2020b5

Children’s books