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Bookriot's the Best Books of 2021 (So Far)

"Are you ready to have your TBRs exploded, readers? Clear the deck, because 2021 offers a bonanza of fantastic books to choose from, and we've selected the best books of 2021 so far. Published between January 1 and June 30, whether you love nonfiction, mysteries, SF/F, romance, young adult, horror, comics, you name it, there is something for you here. Come meet our favorites, and happy reading!"
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A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (Hanif Abdurraqib)
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
1
Hanif Abdurraqib
Act Your Age, Eve Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
2
Talia Hibbert
Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
Arsenic and Adobo
3
Mia P. Manansala
Between Two Kingdoms (Suleika Jaouad)
Between Two Kingdoms
4
Suleika Jaouad
Boys Run the Riot (Keito Gaku)
Boys Run the Riot
5
Keito Gaku
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
6
Michelle Zauner
Drag Me Up (R.M.Virtues)
Drag Me Up
7
R.M.Virtues
Everybody (Else) Is Perfect (Gabrielle Korn)
Everybody (Else) Is Perfect
8
Gabrielle Korn
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry (Joya Goffney)
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
9
Joya Goffney
Happily Ever Afters (Elise Bryant)
Happily Ever Afters
10
Elise Bryant
Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale (Tim Fielder)
Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale
11
Tim Fielder
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
12
Kazuo Ishiguro
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
13
Malinda Lo
Mary Jane (Jessica Anya Blau)
Mary Jane
14
Jessica Anya Blau
Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water (Kazim Ali)
Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water
15
Kazim Ali
Northern Spy (Flynn Berry)
Northern Spy
16
Flynn Berry
One of the Good Ones (Maika Moulite)
One of the Good Ones
17
Maika Moulite
Return of the Trickster (Eden Robinson)
Return of the Trickster
18
Eden Robinson
Rule of Wolves (Leigh Bardugo)
Rule of Wolves
19
Leigh Bardugo
Set Boundaries Find Peace (Nedra)
Set Boundaries Find Peace
20
Nedra
She's Too Pretty to Burn (Wendy Heard)
She's Too Pretty to Burn
21
Wendy Heard
Shifters in the Night (Molly Harper)
Shifters in the Night
22
Molly Harper
Sorrow and Bliss (Meg Mason)
Sorrow and Bliss
23
Meg Mason
The 2000s Made Me Gay (Grace Perry)
The 2000s Made Me Gay
24
Grace Perry
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed
25
John Green
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Mariana)
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
26
Mariana
The Disordered Cosmos (Chanda Prescod-Weisman)
The Disordered Cosmos
27
Chanda Prescod-Weisman
The Ex Talk (Rachel Lynn Solomon)
The Ex Talk
28
Rachel Lynn Solomon
The Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
The Firekeeper's Daughter
29
Angeline Boulley
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Becky Chambers)
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
30
Becky Chambers
The Girls I've Been (Tess Sharpe)
The Girls I've Been
31
Tess Sharpe
The Hidden Palace (Helene Wecker)
The Hidden Palace
32
Helene Wecker
The Natural Mother of the Child (Krys Malcolm Belc)
The Natural Mother of the Child
33
Krys Malcolm Belc
The Ones We're Meant to Find (Joan He)
The Ones We're Meant to Find
34
Joan He
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
35
Zakiya Dalila Harris
The Rib King (Ladee Hubbard)
The Rib King
36
Ladee Hubbard
The Secret to Superhuman Strength (Alison)
The Secret to Superhuman Strength
37
Alison
The Seed Keeper (Diane Wilson)
The Seed Keeper
38
Diane Wilson
The Wide Starlight (Nicole Lesperance)
The Wide Starlight
39
Nicole Lesperance
Watercress (Andrea Wang)
Watercress
40
Andrea Wang
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