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Lithub's Ultimate Best Books of 2021 - Page 4

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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 Sum of Us (Heather McGhee)
The Sum of Us
121
Heather McGhee
The Free World (Louis Menand)
The Free World
122
Louis Menand
Milk Blood Heat (Dantiel W. Moniz)
Milk Blood Heat
123
Dantiel W. Moniz
Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Open Water
124
Caleb Azumah Nelson
The Book of Form and Emptiness (Ruth Ozeki)
The Book of Form and Emptiness
125
Ruth Ozeki
These Precious Days (Ann Patchett)
These Precious Days
126
Ann Patchett
Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America (Eyal Press)
Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America
127
Eyal Press
Major Labels (Kelefa Sanneh)
Major Labels
128
Kelefa Sanneh
Frank: Sonnets (Diane Seuss)
Frank: Sonnets
129
Diane Seuss
In Memory of Memory (Maria Stepanova)
In Memory of Memory
130
Maria Stepanova
Hummingbird Salamander (Jeff Vandermeer)
Hummingbird Salamander
131
Jeff Vandermeer
The Chosen and the Beautiful (Nghi Vo)
The Chosen and the Beautiful
132
Nghi Vo
The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us From the Void (Jackie Wang)
The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us From the Void
133
Jackie Wang
White Magic (Elissa Washuta)
White Magic
134
Elissa Washuta
Seven Days in June (Tia Williams)
Seven Days in June
135
Tia Williams
The Fourth Child (Jessica Winter)
The Fourth Child
136
Jessica Winter
Nightbitch (Rachel Yoder)
Nightbitch
137
Rachel Yoder
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