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Lit Hub's Ultimate Best Books of 2021 - Page 3

49 lists from 33 outlets (as ever, there are . . . even more out there, but life and time are both finite), which recommended 785 total books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. 138 of those appeared on 3 or more lists, and I have collated those for you here, in descending order of frequency.
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The Lyrics (Paul McCartney)
The Lyrics
81
Paul McCartney
The Souvenir Museum (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Souvenir Museum
82
Elizabeth McCracken
One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston)
One Last Stop
83
Casey McQuiston
Velvet Was the Night (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Velvet Was the Night
84
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Fake Accounts (Lauren Oyler)
Fake Accounts
85
Lauren Oyler
Fuzz (Mary Roach)
Fuzz
86
Mary Roach
Sorrowland (Rivers Solomon)
Sorrowland
87
Rivers Solomon
Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth (Wole Soyinka)
Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
88
Wole Soyinka
Filthy Animals (Brandon Taylor)
Filthy Animals
89
Brandon Taylor
Fight Night (Miriam Toews)
Fight Night
90
Miriam Toews
The Magician (Colm Toibin)
The Magician
91
Colm Toibin
Beautiful Country (Qian Julie Wang)
Beautiful Country
92
Qian Julie Wang
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (Ai Weiwei)
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
93
Ai Weiwei
One Friday in April (Donald Antrim)
One Friday in April
94
Donald Antrim
Festival Days (Jo Ann Beard)
Festival Days
95
Jo Ann Beard
Appleseed (Matt Bell)
Appleseed
96
Matt Bell
Punch Me Up to the Gods (Brian Broome)
Punch Me Up to the Gods
97
Brian Broome
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Metoo Movement (Tarana Burke)
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Metoo Movement
98
Tarana Burke
What Storm, What Thunder (Myriam J.A. Chancy)
What Storm, What Thunder
99
Myriam J.A. Chancy
Seeing Ghosts (Kat Chow)
Seeing Ghosts
100
Kat Chow
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia (Heather Clark)
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia
101
Heather Clark
A Lot Like Adios (Alexis Daria)
A Lot Like Adios
102
Alexis Daria
A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself (Peter Ho Davies)
A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself
103
Peter Ho Davies
Covered With Night (Nicole Eustace)
Covered With Night
104
Nicole Eustace
Shooting Midnight Cowboy (Glenn Frankel)
Shooting Midnight Cowboy
105
Glenn Frankel
American Baby (Glaser)
American Baby
106
Glaser
Read Until You Understand (Farah Jasmine Griffin)
Read Until You Understand
107
Farah Jasmine Griffin
Burntcoat (Sarah Hall)
Burntcoat
108
Sarah Hall
Mike Nichols: A Life (Mark Harris)
Mike Nichols: A Life
109
Mark Harris
Early Morning Riser (Katherine Heiny)
Early Morning Riser
110
Katherine Heiny
People We Meet on Vacation (Emily Henry)
People We Meet on Vacation
111
Emily Henry
There Is Nothing for You Here (Fiona Hill)
There Is Nothing for You Here
112
Fiona Hill
The Removed (Brandon Hobson)
The Removed
113
Brandon Hobson
People Love Dead Jews: Reports From a Haunted Present (Dara Horn)
People Love Dead Jews: Reports From a Haunted Present
114
Dara Horn
The Rib King (Ladee Hubbard)
The Rib King
115
Ladee Hubbard
Caul Baby (Morgan Jerkins)
Caul Baby
116
Morgan Jerkins
Four Hundred Souls (Ibram X. Kendi)
Four Hundred Souls
117
Ibram X. Kendi
Painting Time (Maylis De Kerangal)
Painting Time
118
Maylis De Kerangal
Silverview (John Le Carre)
Silverview
119
John Le Carre
The Anomaly (Hervé Le Tellier)
The Anomaly
120
Hervé Le Tellier
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