Year-End Lists

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2021
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Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

Electric Lit Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2021

Detransition, Baby - Torrey Peters

Electric Lit Favorite Novels of 2021

Intimacies - Katie Kitamura

Atlantic The 20 Best Books of 2021

Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney

Parade Magazine 40 Best Books of 2021

Happy Hour - Marlowe Granados

Passerby Best Books of 2021

Orwell's Roses - Rebecca Solnit

New Statesman Best Books of 2021

Early Morning Riser - Katherine Heiny

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

The Agitators - Dorothy Wickenden

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

Afterparties - Anthony Veasna So

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

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2021

No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

Thrillist The Best Books of 2021

Intimacies - Katie Kitamura

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

Infinite Country - Patricia Engel

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Books of 2021

Esquire The 50 Best Books of 2021

No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

A.V. Club 15 Favorite Books of 2021

Matrix - Lauren Groff

Vulture: Hillary Kelly The Best Books of 2021

I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - Claire Vaye Watkins

Lit Hub Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan 2021 Best Books

The Archer - Shruti Swamy

BuzzFeed The Best Books Of 2021

Matrix - Lauren Groff

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

Economist The Best Books of 2021

Bewilderment - Richard Powers

Library Journal Best Literary Fiction of 2021

Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead

Time: Annabel Gutterman The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2021

The Burning Blue - Kevin Cook

USA Today The Best Books of 2021

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