I decided to focus solely on small and independent presses for this round-up. Yes, the major publishers do put out great books in translation, but it’s the small presses that do a lot of the work of discovering new and exciting writers and developing the careers of writers and translators around the world. I prefer to focus on them when I can. I also included only one book per publisher, so below you will find books from 24 different presses.
This list is focused on the first half of the year (mostly), and is my own highly idiosyncratic take on what looks interesting. I haven’t read any of these books yet, and I can’t wait to dive in!
Want even more books in translation? Check out this list of 13 of the best fall 2020 books in translation and this list of 2020 new translation releases.
