Best Books of 2021

Act Your Age, Eve Brown Hibbert, Talia FIC HIBBERT, T. Library Journal
The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War Whitlock, Craig 958.1047 WHI Washington Post
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake Miles, Tiya 306.362 MIL Library Journal, Washington Post
Asadora!, Vol. 1 Urasawa, Naoki YA FIC URASAWA, N. Library Journal
Bewilderment Powers, Richard FIC POWERS, R. Library Journal, Oprah
Black Food Terry, Bryant 394.1 BLA Library Journal
The Book of Accidents Wendig, Chuck FIC WENDIG, C. Library Journal
The Brilliant Abyss Scales, Helen 551.46 SCA Library Journal
Clark and Division Hirahara, Naomi FIC HIRAHARA, N. Library Journal
Cloud Cuckoo Land Doerr, Anthony FIC DOERR, A. Library Journal, Oprah
The Code Breaker Isaacson, Walter 576.5 ISA Library Journal
Crossroads Franzen, Jonathan FIC FRANZEN, J. Oprah, Washington Post
Crying in H Mart Zauner, Michelle BIO ZAUNER, M. Library Journal
Dada Eats Love to Cook It Dada, Samah 641.56362 DAD Library Journal
The Disordered Cosmos Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda 523.01 PRE Library Journal
Dream Girl Lippman, Laura FIC LIPPMAN, C. Library Journal
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Keefe, Patrick Radden BIO SACKLER Washington Post
Fear of a Black Universe Alexander, Stephon 523.1 ALE Library Journal
The Final Girl Support Group Hendrix, Grady FIC HENDRIX, G. Library Journal
Finding the Mother Tree Simard, Suzanne 333.75 SIM Library Journal
First Person Singular Murakami, Haruki FIC MURAKAMI, H. Library Journal
Five Tuesdays in Winter King, Lily FIC KING, L. Library Journal
Floaters Espada,MartÃn (on order) Library Journal
Fuzz Roach, Mary 591.5 ROA Library Journal
Gold Diggers Sathian, Sanjena FIC SATHIAN, S. Washington Post
Grains for Every Season McFadden, Joshua 641.331 MCF Library Journal
Great Circle Shipstead, Maggie FIC SHIPSTEAD, M. Oprah
Harlem Shuffle Whitehead, Colson FIC WHITEHEAD, C. Library Journal, Oprah
How the Word Is Passed Smith, Clint 306.3 SMI Library Journal
Infinite Country Engel, Patricia FIC ENGEL, P. Oprah
Jew-ish: A Cookbook Cohen, Jake 641.5676 COH Library Journal
The Killing Hills Offutt, Chris FIC OFFUTT, C. Library Journal
King of the Blues De VisÃ©, Daniel BIO KING, B. Library Journal
Klara and the Sun Ishiguro, Kazuo FIC ISHIGURO, K. Washington Post
L.A. Weather EscandÃ³n, MarÃa Amparo FIC ESCANDON, M. Library Journal
The Last House on Needless Street Ward, Catriona FIC WARD, C. Library Journal
Libertie Greenidge, Kaitlyn FIC GREENIDGE, K. Library Journal
Lightning Strike Krueger, William Kent FIC KRUEGER, W. Library Journal
The Lincoln Highway Towles, Amor FIC TOWLES, A. Oprah
A Little Devil in America Abdurraqib, Hanif 791.089 ABD Library Journal
Lolita in the Afterlife Minton Quigley, Jenny, ed. 813.54 LOL Library Journal
Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words Sharma, Annika FIC SHARMA, A. Library Journal
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Jeffers, HonorÃ©e Fanonne FIC JEFFERS, H. Washington Post, Oprah
Matrix Groff, Lauren FIC GROFF, L. Library Journal, Washington Post
Monsters Windsor-Smith, Barry 741.5973 WIN Library Journal
My Heart Is a Chainsaw Jones, Stephen Graham FIC JONES, S. Library Journal
My Remarkable Journey Johnson, Katherine BIO JOHNSON, K. Library Journal
Nightbitch Yoder, Rachel FIC YODER, R. Library Journal
On Juneteenth Gordon-Reed, Annette 394.263 GOR Oprah
Once There Were Wolves McConaghy, Charlotte FIC MCCONAGHY, C. Library Journal
The Personal Librarian Benedict, Marie and Victoria Christopher Murray FIC BENEDICT, M. Library Journal
Poet Warrior Harjo, Joy BIO HARJO, J. Library Journal
Project Hail Mary Weir, Andy FIC WEIR, A. Library Journal
The Prophets Jones Jr., Robert FIC JONES, R. Library Journal
Punch Me Up to the Gods Broome, Brian BIO BROOME, B. Library Journal
Razorblade Tears Cosby, S. A. FIC COSBY, S. Library Journal
The Reading List Adams, Sara Nisha FIC ADAMS, S. Library Journal
Seek You Radtke, Kristen 741.5973 RAD Library Journal
Sensor Ito, Junji YA FIC ITO, J. Library Journal
The Sentence Erdrich, Louise FIC ERDRICH, L. Oprah
She Who Became the Sun Parker-Chan, Shelley FIC PARKER-CHAN, S. Library Journal
Shooting Midnight Cowboy Frankel, Glenn 791.4372 FRA Library Journal
Somebody's Daughter Ford, Ashley C. BIO FORD, A. Library Journal, Washington Post
A Spindle Splintered Harrow, Alix E. FIC HARROW, A. Library Journal
The Sum of Us McGhee, Heather 305.800973 MCG Library Journal
The Sweetness of Water Harris, Nathan FIC HARRIS, N. Oprah
The Turnout Abbott, Megan FIC ABBOTT, M. Library Journal
These Precious Days: Essays Ann Patchett 814.54 PAT Oprah
The Twilight Zone FernÃ¡ndez, Nona FIC FERNANDEZ, N. Library Journal
Unbound Burke, Tarana BIO BURKE, T. Library Journal
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future Kolbert, Elizabeth 304.28 KOL Library Journal, WJ
Unprotected Porter, Billy BIO PORTER, B. Library Journal
Velvet Was the Night Moreno-Garcia, Silvia FIC MORENO-GARCIA, S. Library Journal
What Storm, What Thunder Chancy, Myriam J.A. FIC CHANCY, M. Library Journal
Winter Recipes from the Collective GlÃ¼ck, Louise 811.54 GLU Library Journal
A World on the Wing Weidensaul, Scott 598.1568 WEI Library Journal
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey Ruffin, Amber 305.896 RUF Library Journal