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Waterstones Book of the Year 2021 Shortlist

These are the thirteen books shortlisted for book of the year by Waterstones, a British bookshop chain. They are predominantly 2021 releases, but older books that have seen significant renewed attention in 2021 are also eligible (hence the presence of the Silvera). How many of these have you read - and which do you think should win?
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The Amur River: Between Russia and China (Colin Thubron)
The Amur River: Between Russia and China
1
Colin Thubron
The Appeal (Janice Hallett)
The Appeal
2
Janice Hallett
Ariadne (Jennifer Saint)
Ariadne
3
Jennifer Saint
Around the World in 80 Plants (Jonathan Drori)
Around the World in 80 Plants
4
Jonathan Drori
Greek Myths (Charlotte Higgins)
Greek Myths
5
Charlotte Higgins
A History of the World in 25 Cities (Tracey Turner and Andrew Donkin)
A History of the World in 25 Cities
6
Tracey Turner and Andrew Donkin
Julia and the Shark (Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Tom De Freston)
Julia and the Shark
7
Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Tom De Freston
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
8
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Lyrics (Paul McCartney)
The Lyrics
9
Paul McCartney
Open Water (Caleb Azumah Nelson)
Open Water
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Caleb Azumah Nelson
Storyland (Amy Jeffs)
Storyland
11
Amy Jeffs
They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera)
They Both Die at the End
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Adam Silvera
You Are a Champion (Marcus Rashford)
You Are a Champion
13
Marcus Rashford
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