Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

2021
Girlhood - Melissa Febos

Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2021 Electric Lit

Intimacies - Katie Kitamura

Favorite Novels of 2021 Electric Lit

Intimacies - Katie Kitamura

The 20 Best Books of 2021 Atlantic

Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro

40 Best Books of 2021 Parade Magazine

Happy Hour - Marlowe Granados

Best Books of 2021 Passerby

Orwell's Roses - Rebecca Solnit

Best Books of 2021 New Statesman

Early Morning Riser - Katherine Heiny

The 5 Best Novels of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Bethanne Patrick

The Agitators - Dorothy Wickenden

The 5 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Mary Ann Gwinn

Crossroads - Jonathan Franzen

The 5 Best Fiction Books of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Mark Athitakis

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton

Favorite Books of 2021 Barack Obama

Detransition, Baby - Torrey Peters

The Best Books of 2021 Thrillist

On Freedom - Maggie Nelson

The 5 Best Books of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Jessica Ferri

Infinite Country - Patricia Engel

The 10 Best Books of 2021 Entertainment Weekly

The 50 Best Books of 2021 Esquire

The Copenhagen Trilogy - Tove Ditlevsen

15 Favorite Books of 2021 A.V. Club

Matrix - Lauren Groff

The Best Books of 2021 Vulture: Hillary Kelly

No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021 Lit Hub

2021 Best Books Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan

Detransition, Baby - Torrey Peters

The Best Books Of 2021 BuzzFeed

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

20 Favorite New Books of 2021 St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Best Books of 2021 Economist

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

Best Literary Fiction of 2021 Library Journal

Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead

The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2021 Time: Annabel Gutterman

Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney

The Best Books of 2021 USA Today