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Boston Globe's Best Books of 2021

The best books of 2021 according to the Boston Globe. The list is broken down into four categories fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children. They appear in that order in the list. Each category has twenty books except children which has thirty which is further broken down into three categories: picture books, middle grade, and young adult with ten each.
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Afterparties: Stories (Anthony Veasna So)
Afterparties: Stories
1
Anthony Veasna So
Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
Bewilderment
2
Richard Powers
Caul Baby (Morgan Jerkins)
Caul Baby
3
Morgan Jerkins
The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell (Brian Evenson)
The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell
4
Brian Evenson
Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead)
Great Circle
5
Maggie Shipstead
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
6
Colson Whitehead
In the Company of Men (Veronique)
In the Company of Men
7
Veronique
The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Boise (Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Boise
8
Jeffers
The Man Who Lived Underground (Richard Wright)
The Man Who Lived Underground
9
Richard Wright
Monkey Boy (Francisco Goldman)
Monkey Boy
10
Francisco Goldman
Monster in the Middle (Tiphanie Yanique)
Monster in the Middle
11
Tiphanie Yanique
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (Stephen Graham Jones)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
12
Stephen Graham Jones
Of Women and Salt (Gabriela Garcia)
Of Women and Salt
13
Gabriela Garcia
The Other Black Girl (Zakiya Dalila Harris)
The Other Black Girl
14
Zakiya Dalila Harris
The Prophets (Robert Jones Jr.)
The Prophets
15
Robert Jones Jr.
Skye Falling (Mia McKenzie)
Skye Falling
16
Mia McKenzie
The Sweetness of Water (Nathan Harris)
The Sweetness of Water
17
Nathan Harris
The Turnout (Megan Abbott)
The Turnout
18
Megan Abbott
Velvet Was the Night (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Velvet Was the Night
19
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
What Storm, What Thunder (Myriam J.A. Chancy)
What Storm, What Thunder
20
Myriam J.A. Chancy
America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s (Elizabeth Hinton)
America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s
21
Elizabeth Hinton
All That She Carried (Tiya Miles)
All That She Carried
22
Tiya Miles
Burning Boy (Paul Auster)
Burning Boy
23
Paul Auster
Covered With Night (Nicole Eustace)
Covered With Night
24
Nicole Eustace
Disorientation: Being Black in the World (Ian Williams)
Disorientation: Being Black in the World
25
Ian Williams
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
26
Patrick Radden Keefe
Festival Days (Jo Ann Beard)
Festival Days
27
Jo Ann Beard
How the Word Is Passed (Clint Smith)
How the Word Is Passed
28
Clint Smith
Keats's Odes: A Lover's Discourse (Anahid Nersessian)
Keats's Odes: A Lover's Discourse
29
Anahid Nersessian
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (Hanif Abdurraqib)
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
30
Hanif Abdurraqib
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint (Maggie Nelson)
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
31
Maggie Nelson
On Juneteenth (Annette Gordon-Reed)
On Juneteenth
32
Annette Gordon-Reed
On Violence and Violence Against Women (Rose)
On Violence and Violence Against Women
33
Rose
Read Until You Understand (Farah Jasmine Griffin)
Read Until You Understand
34
Farah Jasmine Griffin
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia (Heather Clark)
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia
35
Heather Clark
The Right to Sex (Amia Srinivasan)
The Right to Sex
36
Amia Srinivasan
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness (Kristen Radtke)
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness
37
Kristen Radtke
Smile (Sarah Ruhl)
Smile
38
Sarah Ruhl
Travelling While Black (Nanjala Nyabola)
Travelling While Black
39
Nanjala Nyabola
What Just Happened: Notes on a Long Year (Charles Finch)
What Just Happened: Notes on a Long Year
40
Charles Finch
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