On January 12^th, 2021, China Publishing & Media Journal announced its 2020 list of Influential Books of the Year. In all, 144 books were selected. These books cover seven categories: thematic publishing; literature; humanities and social sciences; finance and economics; education and arts; life sciences; and children’s books. Together, they outlined the landscape of cultural reading in 2020. The humanities and social sciences list included one book published by FLTRP, Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture (Chinese-English Edition).

First held in 2012, the selection of “Influential Books of the Year” is now in its ninth year. Based on the four quarterly lists of influential books released by China Publishing & Media Journal in 2020, the selection has taken publishers’ recommendations and readers’ preferences into account, and also tried to explore good books that have gone unnoticed. Taking media recognition, market performance, expert recommendation and reader recognition as standards, it pays special attention to humanism, artistry and readability, embodies the spirit of the times, and presents various reading preferences with diverse voices while also advocating serious reading.