2021 Books - Year-End Lists

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Girlhood - Melissa Febos

Electric Lit Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2021

Intimacies - Katie Kitamura

Electric Lit Favorite Novels of 2021

Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

Atlantic The 20 Best Books of 2021

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

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

Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead

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

Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden Keefe

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

Crossroads - Jonathan Franzen

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

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2021

Second Place - Rachel Cusk

Thrillist The Best Books of 2021

Harrow - Joy Williams

Jessica Ferri: Los Angeles Times 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

Harrow - Joy Williams

A.V. Club 15 Favorite Books of 2021

Matrix - Lauren Groff

Hillary Kelly: New York The Best Books of 2021

No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

Lit Hub Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021

Maureen Corrigan: NPR 2021 Best Books

The Archer - Shruti Swamy

BuzzFeed The Best Books Of 2021

All That She Carried - Tiya Miles

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

Economist The Best Books of 2021

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

Library Journal Best Literary Fiction of 2021

Harrow - Joy Williams

Dennis Cooper Favorite Fiction and Nonfiction of 2021

Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead

Annabel Gutterman: Time The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2021