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The 52 Most Anticipated Books of 2021

This is a list with the 57 most anticipated books of 2021.
"The year promises to be a feast for literature. Here's what you simply can't miss" -elle
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Black Buck (Mateo Askaripour)
Black Buck
1
Mateo Askaripour
The Prophets (Robert Jones Jr.)
The Prophets
2
Robert Jones Jr.
The Push (Ashley Audrain)
The Push
3
Ashley Audrain
White Feminism (Koa Beck)
White Feminism
4
Koa Beck
One of the Good Ones (Maika Moulite)
One of the Good Ones
5
Maika Moulite
Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas)
Concrete Rose
6
Angie Thomas
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (George Saunders)
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
7
George Saunders
Dog Flowers: A Memoirs (Danielle Geller)
Dog Flowers: A Memoirs
8
Danielle Geller
The Inland Sea (Madeleine Watts)
The Inland Sea
9
Madeleine Watts
Aftershocks: A Memoir (Nadia Owusu)
Aftershocks: A Memoir
10
Nadia Owusu
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
11
Torrey Peters
Biography of a Body (Lizz Schumer)
Biography of a Body
12
Lizz Schumer
We Could Be Heroes (Mike Chen)
We Could Be Heroes
13
Mike Chen
Let Me Tell You What I Mean (Joan Didion)
Let Me Tell You What I Mean
14
Joan Didion
The Hare (Melanie Finn)
The Hare
15
Melanie Finn
Surviving the White Gaze (Rebecca Garroll)
Surviving the White Gaze
16
Rebecca Garroll
Land of Big Numbers (Te-Ping Chen)
Land of Big Numbers
17
Te-Ping Chen
This Close to Okay (Leesa Cross-Smith)
This Close to Okay
18
Leesa Cross-Smith
Milk Blood Heat (Dantiel W. Moniz)
Milk Blood Heat
19
Dantiel W. Moniz
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
20
Kristin Hannah
City of a Thousand Gates (Rebecca Sacks)
City of a Thousand Gates
21
Rebecca Sacks
The Removed (Brandon Hobson)
The Removed
22
Brandon Hobson
Fake Accounts (Lauren Oyler)
Fake Accounts
23
Lauren Oyler
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps (Cherie Jones)
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps
24
Cherie Jones
The Kindest Lie (Nancy Johnson)
The Kindest Lie
25
Nancy Johnson
The Gilded Ones (Namina Forna)
The Gilded Ones
26
Namina Forna
Infinite Country (Patricia Engel)
Infinite Country
27
Patricia Engel
The Committed (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Committed
28
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
29
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
The Firekeeper's Daughter
30
Angeline Boulley
How Beautiful We Were (Imbolo Mbue)
How Beautiful We Were
31
Imbolo Mbue
The Code Breaker (Walter Isaacson)
The Code Breaker
32
Walter Isaacson
Three O'Clock in the Morning (Gianrico Carofiglio)
Three O'Clock in the Morning
33
Gianrico Carofiglio
Libertie (Kaitlyn Greenidge)
Libertie
34
Kaitlyn Greenidge
Good Company (Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney)
Good Company
35
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
My Broken Language (Quiara Alegría Hudes)
My Broken Language
36
Quiara Alegría Hudes
Of Women and Salt (Gabriela Garcia)
Of Women and Salt
37
Gabriela Garcia
Caul Baby (Morgan Jerkins)
Caul Baby
38
Morgan Jerkins
Peaces (Helen Oyeyemi)
Peaces
39
Helen Oyeyemi
The Third Pole (Mark Synnott)
The Third Pole
40
Mark Synnott
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