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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

Bewilderment - Richard Powers

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

The Burning Blue - Kevin Cook

The Best Books of 2021 USA Today

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Top 10 Books of 2021 KCRW: Michael Silverblatt

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Best Books of 2021 Boston Globe

Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

The Best Books of 2021 Slate: Laura Miller

A Little Devil in America - Hanif Abdurraqib

The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 Time: Annabel Gutterman

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Best Books of 2021 The Philadelphia Inquirer: Patrick Rapa

The Magician - Colm Tóibín

Best Fiction of 2021 Guardian

Harrow - Joy Williams

The 10 Best Books of 2021 Wall Street Journal

Intimacies - Katie Kitamura

The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton

Best Fiction Books of 2021 Kirkus Reviews

How the Word Is Passed - Clint Smith

Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 Kirkus Reviews

A Little Devil in America - Hanif Abdurraqib

Best of Books 2021 Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Top 10 Books of 2021 Chicago Public Library

Hell of a Book - Jason Mott

Top 10 Books of 2021 New York Public Library

The Promise - Damon Galgut

100 Notable Books of 2021 New York Times

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