2021 Books - Year-End Lists

2021

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Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2021 Electric Lit

Intimacies - Katie Kitamura

Favorite Novels of 2021 Electric Lit

Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden Keefe

The 20 Best Books of 2021 Atlantic

The Sentence - Louise Erdrich

40 Best Books of 2021 Parade Magazine

Happy Hour - Marlowe Granados

Best Books of 2021 Passerby

Orwell's Roses - Rebecca Solnit

Best Books of 2021 New Statesman

Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead

The 5 Best Novels of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Bethanne Patrick

The Agitators - Dorothy Wickenden

The 5 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Mary Ann Gwinn

Crossroads - Jonathan Franzen

The 5 Best Fiction Books of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Mark Athitakis

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton

Favorite Books of 2021 Barack Obama

A Little Devil in America - Hanif Abdurraqib

The Best Books of 2021 Thrillist

On Freedom - Maggie Nelson

The 5 Best Books of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Jessica Ferri

Infinite Country - Patricia Engel

The 10 Best Books of 2021 Entertainment Weekly

The 50 Best Books of 2021 Esquire

Harrow - Joy Williams

15 Favorite Books of 2021 A.V. Club

Matrix - Lauren Groff

The Best Books of 2021 Vulture: Hillary Kelly

A Little Devil in America - Hanif Abdurraqib

Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021 Lit Hub

2021 Best Books Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan

Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney

The Best Books Of 2021 BuzzFeed

Matrix - Lauren Groff

20 Favorite New Books of 2021 St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Best Books of 2021 Economist

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

Best Literary Fiction of 2021 Library Journal

Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead

The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2021 Time: Annabel Gutterman

The Burning Blue - Kevin Cook

The Best Books of 2021 USA Today

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