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Lithub's Ultimate Best Books of 2021 - Page 2

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So this year, I counted up 49 lists from 33 outlets, 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.
Does this mean that these are the absolute Best Books of the Year? Who knows! But if you pay attention to a single popularity contest this year, you could do worse than choosing this one.
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Mona (Pola Oloixarac)
Mona
41
Pola Oloixarac
Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
Bewilderment
42
Richard Powers
Seek You (Kristen)
Seek You
43
Kristen
Finding the Mother Tree (Suzanne Simard)
Finding the Mother Tree
44
Suzanne Simard
The Life of the Mind (Christine Smallwood)
The Life of the Mind
45
Christine Smallwood
Wayward (Dana Spiotta)
Wayward
46
Dana Spiotta
Oh William! (Elizabeth Strout)
Oh William!
47
Elizabeth Strout
I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness (Claire Vaye Watkins)
I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness
48
Claire Vaye Watkins
Harrow (Joy Williams)
Harrow
49
Joy Williams
Let Me Tell You What I Mean (Joan Didion)
Let Me Tell You What I Mean
50
Joan Didion
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the Germ (Rebecca Donner)
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the Germ
51
Rebecca Donner
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Mariana)
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
52
Mariana
A Calling for Charlie Barnes (Joshua Ferris)
A Calling for Charlie Barnes
53
Joshua Ferris
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
54
Nikole Hannah-Jones
The Code Breaker (Walter Isaacson)
The Code Breaker
55
Walter Isaacson
Palmares (Gayl Jones)
Palmares
56
Gayl Jones
Heaven (Mieko Kawakami)
Heaven
57
Mieko Kawakami
All in (Billie Jean King)
All In
58
Billie Jean King
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Plot
59
Jean Hanff Korelitz
The War for Gloria (Atticus Lish)
The War for Gloria
60
Atticus Lish
On Freedom (Maggie)
On Freedom
61
Maggie
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa)
A Ghost in the Throat
62
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Our Country Friends (Gary Shteyngart)
Our Country Friends
63
Gary Shteyngart
Light Perpetual (Francis Spufford)
Light Perpetual
64
Francis Spufford
Three Girls From Bronzeville (Dawn Turner)
Three Girls From Bronzeville
65
Dawn Turner
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev (Dawnie Walton)
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
66
Dawnie Walton
The Man Who Lived Underground (Richard Wright)
The Man Who Lived Underground
67
Richard Wright
Assembly (Natasha Brown)
Assembly
68
Natasha Brown
Land of Big Numbers (Te-Ping Chen)
Land of Big Numbers
69
Te-Ping Chen
The Netanyahus (Joshua Cohen)
The Netanyahus
70
Joshua Cohen
Razorblade Tears (S.A. Cosby)
Razorblade Tears
71
S.A. Cosby
Damnation Spring (Ash Davidson)
Damnation Spring
72
Ash Davidson
What Strange Paradise (Omar El Akkad)
What Strange Paradise
73
Omar El Akkad
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City (Andrea Elliott)
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City
74
Andrea Elliott
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir (Akwaeke Emezi)
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir
75
Akwaeke Emezi
The Trees (Percival Everett)
The Trees
76
Percival Everett
The Sweetness of Water (Nathan Harris)
The Sweetness of Water
77
Nathan Harris
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
78
Elizabeth Hinton
When We Cease to Understand the World (Benjamin Labatut)
When We Cease to Understand the World
79
Benjamin Labatut
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present (Paul McCartney)
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
80
Paul McCartney
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