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| Monday 14 December 2020 |
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 | Research suggests some 41 per cent of people read more during the first UK lockdown, and we're no exception.
So, we thought we'd share with you our picks of the best books from 2020, along with a few reading recommendations from friends of BBC Science Focus!
Our list of 28 books includes a few titles you may have heard of, like Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light and Camilla Pang's Explaining Humans, but there are also many you may have missed, such as Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut by Samantha Cristoforetti.
Are any of these books going on your Christmas list? – Amy Barrett, Editorial Assistant | |
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Logic puzzles for language lovers This week I'm reading Games for Your Mind by Jason Rosenhouse (£25, Princeton University Press, publishing 29 December).
It's a fascinating title, part philosophy, part maths, part activity book. Rosenhouse makes accessible the study of logic, and reveals how language has been used to create games and puzzles throughout history. |  | |
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 | | David Sumpter explains the friendship paradox – which says that your friends probably have more friends than you do – in this extract from his new book. | |  | | In this extract from Codebreaking: A Practical Guide, authors Elonka Dunin and Klaus Schmeh explain how to crack a coded message. | | |
| *Offer ends 29 December 2020. 52% saving is only available to UK residents paying by Direct Debit. Your subscription will start with the next available issue. | |
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