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Lithub's Ultimate Best Books of 2021 - Page 3

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