2010 saw the return of heavyweights like Peter Carey, David Mitchell and, after a long sabbatical, Jonathan Franzen. It was also the year that newcomers like Lee Rourke, Laura Dockrill and Anjali Joseph made a mark. It was the year of Tom McCarthy's astonishing C, and a sterling year for translated fiction, especially with the growth of new imprints like Pereine.

Here are Booktrust's books of the year, a mixture of literary fiction, graphic novels, short stories and translated fiction, hopefully showcasing the diversity not only of the books that we like here at Book House, but also, that have been commercially available this year.