Year-End Lists

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2021
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Top 10 Books of 2021 KCRW: Michael Silverblatt

The Best Books of 2021 Boston Globe

The Best Books of 2021 Slate: Laura Miller

The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 Time: Annabel Gutterman

The Best Books of 2021 The Philadelphia Inquirer: Patrick Rapa

Best Fiction of 2021 Guardian

The 10 Best Books of 2021 Wall Street Journal

The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times

Best Fiction Books of 2021 Kirkus Reviews

Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 Kirkus Reviews

Best of Books 2021 Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli

Top 10 Books of 2021 Chicago Public Library

Top 10 Books of 2021 New York Public Library

100 Notable Books of 2021 New York Times

50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2021 Washington Post

50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2021 Washington Post

The 10 Best Books of 2021 Washington Post

Fiction 2021 National Book Award

Nonfiction 2021 National Book Award

10 Best Books of 2021 Publishers Weekly

20 Favorite Books of 2021 Oprah Daily

The 14 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 Powell's Books

Best Fiction of 2021 Goldsmiths Prize

The 18 Best Novels of 2021 Powell's Books

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