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Goodreads Best Books of 2021 Opening Rounds

All the Books nominated in first round of Goodreads Best Books of 2021 Awards
across the following genres:
Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Horror, Humor, Nonfiction, Memoir/Autobiography, History/Biography, Graphic Novels/Comics, Poetry, Debut novels, YA Fiction, YA Fantasy, and lastly, Middle grade & children's books
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The Sentence (Louise Erdrich)
The Sentence
1
Louise Erdrich
One Two Three (Laurie Frankel)
One Two Three
2
Laurie Frankel
Oh William! (Elizabeth Strout)
Oh William!
3
Elizabeth Strout
We Are the Brennans (Tracey Lange)
We Are the Brennans
4
Tracey Lange
Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
Bewilderment
5
Richard Powers
Golden Girl (Elin Hilderbrand)
Golden Girl
6
Elin Hilderbrand
That Summer (Jennifer Weiner)
That Summer
7
Jennifer Weiner
The Wish (Nicholas Sparks)
The Wish
8
Nicholas Sparks
This Close to Okay (Leesa Cross-Smith)
This Close to Okay
9
Leesa Cross-Smith
Infinite Country (Patricia Engel)
Infinite Country
10
Patricia Engel
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot (Marianne Cronin)
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
11
Marianne Cronin
Dial a for Aunties (Jesse Q. Sutanto)
Dial a for Aunties
12
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
13
Torrey Peters
The Guncle (Steven)
The Guncle
14
Steven
The Paper Palace (Miranda Cowley Heller)
The Paper Palace
15
Miranda Cowley Heller
Once There Were Wolves (Charlotte McConaghy)
Once There Were Wolves
16
Charlotte McConaghy
The Reading List (Sara Nisha Adams)
The Reading List
17
Sara Nisha Adams
Black Buck (Mateo Askaripour)
Black Buck
18
Mateo Askaripour
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
19
Sally Rooney
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
20
Anthony Doerr
Billy Summers (Stephen King)
Billy Summers
21
Stephen King
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
22
Colson Whitehead
All Her Little Secrets (Wanda M.Morris)
All Her Little Secrets
23
Wanda M.Morris
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Plot
24
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Every Last Secret (A.R. Torre)
Every Last Secret
25
A.R. Torre
The Survivors (Jane Harper)
The Survivors
26
Jane Harper
Razorblade Tears (S.A. Cosby)
Razorblade Tears
27
S.A. Cosby
The Maidens (Alex Michaelides)
The Maidens
28
Alex Michaelides
The Last Thing He Told Me (Laura Dave)
The Last Thing He Told Me
29
Laura Dave
We Begin at the End (Chris Whitaker)
We Begin at the End
30
Chris Whitaker
A Slow Fire Burning (Paula Hawkins)
A Slow Fire Burning
31
Paula Hawkins
The Good Sister (Sally Hepworth)
The Good Sister
32
Sally Hepworth
The Wife Upstairs (Rachel Hawkins)
The Wife Upstairs
33
Rachel Hawkins
The Night She Disappeared (Lisa Jewell)
The Night She Disappeared
34
Lisa Jewell
Local Woman Missing (Mary Kubica)
Local Woman Missing
35
Mary Kubica
Rock Paper Scissors (Alice Feeney)
Rock Paper Scissors
36
Alice Feeney
Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty)
Apples Never Fall
37
Liane Moriarty
The Push (Ashley Audrain)
The Push
38
Ashley Audrain
Not a Happy Family (Shari Lapena)
Not a Happy Family
39
Shari Lapena
Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
Arsenic and Adobo
40
Mia P. Manansala
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