Year-End Lists

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No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

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

Intimacies - Katie Kitamura

A.V. Club 15 Favorite Books of 2021

Matrix - Lauren Groff

Vulture: Hillary Kelly The Best Books of 2021

No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

Lit Hub Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan 2021 Best Books

No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

BuzzFeed The Best Books Of 2021

Afterparties - Anthony Veasna So

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

Crossroads - Jonathan Franzen

USA Today The Best Books of 2021

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

KCRW: Michael Silverblatt Top 10 Books of 2021

Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead

Boston Globe The Best Books of 2021

Crossroads - Jonathan Franzen

Slate: Laura Miller The Best Books of 2021

A Little Devil in America - Hanif Abdurraqib

Time: Annabel Gutterman The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021

No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Patrick Rapa The Best Books of 2021

Sterling Karat Gold - Isabel Waidner

Guardian Best Fiction of 2021

Harrow - Joy Williams

Wall Street Journal The 10 Best Books of 2021

Detransition, Baby - Torrey Peters

Shelf Awareness Best Books of 2021

How Beautiful We Were - Imbolo Mbue

New York Times The 10 Best Books of 2021

Punch Me Up to the Gods - Brian Broome

Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2021

Second Place - Rachel Cusk

Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Books of 2021

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