Post: My Top Reads of 2020

First things first, I have read so many good books this year that this was really, really difficult. So my strategy was: choose quickly, don’t overthink it, and try not to feel too sad for the ones you loved that didn’t make the list! And of course I’ve since read another couple that I want to add…but I’ve got to call it at some point!

I’m going to keep this straightforward, so here are my lists of 20 novels, 10 short story collections, 10 non-fiction books and 5 books in translation (reading more translated literature is top of my priorities for 2021!) that I absolutely adored this year, along with links to my reviews where relevant. Everything is in the order I read it in, not any kind of super-advanced ranking system or anything!

I also want to take this opportunity to send HUGE thanks to all the authors, publishers and publicists who have sent me books to review this year. It is an enormous privilege, and I feel very, very lucky. And to my fellow book bloggers, who have been such a support this year in so many ways: I love you, even though you have made my TBR grow to preposterous levels! I am really happy to have found the bookish community this year.

Right, onto the lists!