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The Guardian's Best Books of 2021

Here is a list of the Guardian's best books of the year 2021. How many of these books have you read?
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (Ai Weiwei)
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
1
Ai Weiwei
The Actual Star (Monica Byrne)
The Actual Star
2
Monica Byrne
Address Book (Neil Bartlett)
Address Book
3
Neil Bartlett
Advent (Anja Dunk)
Advent
4
Anja Dunk
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (Paula Byrne)
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym
5
Paula Byrne
Aftershocks (Nadia Owusu)
Aftershocks
6
Nadia Owusu
Albert and the Whale (Philip Hoare)
Albert and the Whale
7
Philip Hoare
All in (Billie Jean King)
All In
8
Billie Jean King
All the Names Given (Raymond Antrobus)
All the Names Given
9
Raymond Antrobus
All the Young Men (Ruth Coker Burks)
All the Young Men
10
Ruth Coker Burks
Always Red (Len McCluskey)
Always Red
11
Len McCluskey
And Away... (Bob Mortimer)
And Away...
12
Bob Mortimer
Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
Arsenic and Adobo
13
Mia P. Manansala
Arthur: The Always King (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
Arthur: The Always King
14
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Assembly (Natasha Brown)
Assembly
15
Natasha Brown
The Authority Gap (Mary Ann Sieghart)
The Authority Gap
16
Mary Ann Sieghart
Barça: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club (Simon Kuper)
Barça: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club
17
Simon Kuper
Beautiful Country (Qian Julie Wang)
Beautiful Country
18
Qian Julie Wang
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
19
Sally Rooney
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness (Anil Seth)
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
20
Anil Seth
Beyond a Fringe (Andrew Mitchell)
Beyond a Fringe
21
Andrew Mitchell
A Blood Condition (Kayo Chingonyi)
A Blood Condition
22
Kayo Chingonyi
The Book of Form and Emptiness (Ruth Ozeki)
The Book of Form and Emptiness
23
Ruth Ozeki
The Books of Jacob (Olga Tokarczuk)
The Books of Jacob
24
Olga Tokarczuk
Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds (Huma Abedin)
Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds
25
Huma Abedin
Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England (Sebastian Payne)
Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England
26
Sebastian Payne
Burning Man: The Ascent of D.H Lawrence (Frances Wilson)
Burning Man: The Ascent of D.H Lawrence
27
Frances Wilson
Burntcoat (Sarah Hall)
Burntcoat
28
Sarah Hall
A Calling for Charlie Barnes (Joshua Ferris)
A Calling for Charlie Barnes
29
Joshua Ferris
Change Sings (Amanda Gorman)
Change Sings
30
Amanda Gorman
Chief of Staff: Notes From Downing Street (Gavin Barwell)
Chief of Staff: Notes From Downing Street
31
Gavin Barwell
China Room (Sunjeev Sahota)
China Room
32
Sunjeev Sahota
The City of Belgium (Brecht Evens)
The City of Belgium
33
Brecht Evens
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
34
Anthony Doerr
The Code Breaker (Walter Isaacson)
The Code Breaker
35
Walter Isaacson
Comic Timing (Holly Pester)
Comic Timing
36
Holly Pester
Cook as You Are (Ruby Tandoh)
Cook as You Are
37
Ruby Tandoh
Crisis Zone (Simon Hanselmann)
Crisis Zone
38
Simon Hanselmann
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
39
Jonathan Franzen
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
40
Michelle Zauner
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