by TheartsdeskThursday, 31 December 2020 Gabrielle Dickson Stuck in our homes for most of this year, we found comfort and escape from books in ways unprecedented in 2020. The chance to dwell in alternative spaces, or inhabit different rhythms of living. Stuck in our homes for most of this year, we found comfort and escape from books in ways unprecedented in 2020. The chance to dwell in alternative spaces, or inhabit different rhythms of living. Despite challenges for publishers to keep schedules on track, it was a year of brilliant releases, as well as notable firsts (the most diverse Booker prize list yet, and the International Booker won by a debut novel, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld’s