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Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2021

Here is a list of Publishers Weekly's best books of the year 2021. How many of these have you read??
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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
1
Nikole Hannah-Jones
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
2
Rebecca Donner
All That She Carried (Tiya Miles)
All That She Carried
3
Tiya Miles
The Anatomy of Desire (L.R. Dorn)
The Anatomy of Desire
4
L.R. Dorn
And Now I Spill the Family Secrets (Margaret Kimball)
And Now I Spill the Family Secrets
5
Margaret Kimball
The Anomaly (Hervé Le Tellier)
The Anomaly
6
Hervé Le Tellier
Assembly (Natasha Brown)
Assembly
7
Natasha Brown
The Beatryce Prophecy (Kate DiCamillo)
The Beatryce Prophecy
8
Kate DiCamillo
Beautiful Country (Qian Julie Wang)
Beautiful Country
9
Qian Julie Wang
The Big Bath House (Kyo MacLear)
The Big Bath House
10
Kyo MacLear
Black Boy Joy (Kwame Mbalia)
Black Boy Joy
11
Kwame Mbalia
Black Food (Bryant Terry)
Black Food
12
Bryant Terry
Black Ice (Carin Gerhardsen)
Black Ice
13
Carin Gerhardsen
Blackout (Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone,)
Blackout
14
Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone,
The Bloodless Boy (Robert J. Lloyd)
The Bloodless Boy
15
Robert J. Lloyd
Burntcoat (Sarah Hall)
Burntcoat
16
Sarah Hall
Can't Knock the Hustle (Matt Sullivan)
Can't Knock the Hustle
17
Matt Sullivan
Chasing Me to My Grave (Winfred Rembert)
Chasing Me to My Grave
18
Winfred Rembert
Chez Bob (Bob Shea)
Chez Bob
19
Bob Shea
The Church of the Dead (Jennifer Scheper Hughes)
The Church of the Dead
20
Jennifer Scheper Hughes
Circle Under Berry (Carter Higgins)
Circle Under Berry
21
Carter Higgins
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
22
Anthony Doerr
Concepcion (Albert Samaha)
Concepcion
23
Albert Samaha
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
24
Jonathan Franzen
Dad Bakes (Katie Yamasaki)
Dad Bakes
25
Katie Yamasaki
Dear Miss Metropolitan (Carolyn Ferrell)
Dear Miss Metropolitan
26
Carolyn Ferrell
A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
A Desolation Called Peace
27
Arkady Martine
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
28
Eyal Press
The Disordered Cosmos (Chanda Prescod-Weisman)
The Disordered Cosmos
29
Chanda Prescod-Weisman
The Duke Heist (Erica Ridley)
The Duke Heist
30
Erica Ridley
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
31
Patrick Radden Keefe
The Essential June Jordan (June Jordan)
The Essential June Jordan
32
June Jordan
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (Steve Sheinkin)
Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
33
Steve Sheinkin
Filthy Animals (Brandon Taylor)
Filthy Animals
34
Brandon Taylor
Finding the Mother Tree (Suzanne Simard)
Finding the Mother Tree
35
Suzanne Simard
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
36
Angeline Boulley
Fish and Sun (Sergio Ruzzier)
Fish and Sun
37
Sergio Ruzzier
Five Decembers (James Kestrel)
Five Decembers
38
James Kestrel
The Five Wounds (Kirstin Valdez Quade)
The Five Wounds
39
Kirstin Valdez Quade
Flavors of the Sun (Christine Sahadi Whelan)
Flavors of the Sun
40
Christine Sahadi Whelan
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