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40 Best Books of 2021 So Far- GH

These Are the 40 Best New Books to Read in 2021 according to Good Housekeeping.
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The Push (Ashley Audrain)
The Push
1
Ashley Audrain
A Crooked Tree (Una Mannion)
A Crooked Tree
2
Una Mannion
Let Me Tell You What I Mean (Joan Didion)
Let Me Tell You What I Mean
3
Joan Didion
The Wife Upstairs (Rachel Hawkins)
The Wife Upstairs
4
Rachel Hawkins
Summer Water (Sarah Moss)
Summer Water
5
Sarah Moss
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps (Cherie Jones)
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps
6
Cherie Jones
Life Among the Terranauts (Caitlin Horrocks)
Life Among the Terranauts
7
Caitlin Horrocks
The Removed (Brandon Hobson)
The Removed
8
Brandon Hobson
Girl a (Abigail Dean)
Girl A
9
Abigail Dean
The Kindest Lie (Nancy Johnson)
The Kindest Lie
10
Nancy Johnson
My Year Abroad (Chang-Rae Lee)
My Year Abroad
11
Chang-Rae Lee
This Close to Okay (Leesa Cross-Smith)
This Close to Okay
12
Leesa Cross-Smith
The Kitchen Front (Jennifer Ryan)
The Kitchen Front
13
Jennifer Ryan
No One Is Talking About This (Patricia Lockwood)
No One Is Talking About This
14
Patricia Lockwood
All Girls (Emily Layden)
All Girls
15
Emily Layden
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
16
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Lost Apothecary (Sarah Penner)
The Lost Apothecary
17
Sarah Penner
Libertie (Kaitlyn Greenidge)
Libertie
18
Kaitlyn Greenidge
The Beauty of Living Twice (Sharon Stone)
The Beauty of Living Twice
19
Sharon Stone
Caul Baby (Morgan Jerkins)
Caul Baby
20
Morgan Jerkins
Of Women and Salt (Gabriela Garcia)
Of Women and Salt
21
Gabriela Garcia
Good Company (Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney)
Good Company
22
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
How Beautiful We Were (Imbolo Mbue)
How Beautiful We Were
23
Imbolo Mbue
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
24
Torrey Peters
Peaces (Helen Oyeyemi)
Peaces
25
Helen Oyeyemi
Sunshine Girl (Julianna Margulies)
Sunshine Girl
26
Julianna Margulies
Unsettled Ground (Claire Fuller)
Unsettled Ground
27
Claire Fuller
While Justice Sleeps (Stacey Abrams)
While Justice Sleeps
28
Stacey Abrams
What Comes After (Joanne Tompkins)
What Comes After
29
Joanne Tompkins
The Rock Eaters (Brenda Peynado)
The Rock Eaters
30
Brenda Peynado
One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston)
One Last Stop
31
Casey McQuiston
Somebody's Daughter (Ashley C. Ford)
Somebody's Daughter
32
Ashley C. Ford
With Teeth (Kristen Arnett)
With Teeth
33
Kristen Arnett
God Spare the Girls (Kelsey McKinney)
God Spare the Girls
34
Kelsey McKinney
Filthy Animals (Brandon Taylor)
Filthy Animals
35
Brandon Taylor
The Turnout (Megan Abbott)
The Turnout
36
Megan Abbott
Virtue (Hermione Hoby)
Virtue
37
Hermione Hoby
All's Well (Mona Awad)
All's Well
38
Mona Awad
Afterparties: Stories (Anthony Veasna So)
Afterparties: Stories
39
Anthony Veasna So
Biography of a Body (Lizz Schumer)
Biography of a Body
40
Lizz Schumer
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