The *Best* List of the Best Books of 2021!
Updated: Jan 7, 2022
There are many lists of “best books” of the year out there, so we have compiled a list of our favorite sources of bests. Check 'em out and find your next great read!
From libraries and other book-focused experts:
Choose from lists of fiction, nonfiction, mystery, romance and a few others; or just pick up a copy of this monthly magazine at the Milne Library.
A popular online book reviewer, they’ve narrowed down their favorites in many fiction genres, in addition to nonfiction and YA books.
Based on votes cast by over four million Goodreads users, in multiple categories.
Titles from 2010-2019, novels only. What were we reading pre-pandemic?!
Focuses on books that have been most positively reviewed this year, starting with fiction. Lists of bests in more genres are to come!
From the third largest library in the world, find lists for adults, teens and children, which can be filtered by genre.
In slideshow format, you can limit by many categories going as far back as 2010.
From popular media outlets:
Fifty hot titles selected by editors of this men’s magazine in no particular order.
Create your own lists based on multiple, fun categories, and titles going back to 2013.
Lists this Oprah Winfrey publication’s 20 favorite fiction and non-fiction titles.
The editors' favorite 59 books - why 59? Not sure, but they picked some good ones.
Curated reading lists are an absolute treasure for anyone who constantly struggles to pick their next weekend novel. There were so many outstanding releases that year across multiple genres, making it quite difficult to keep track of all the brilliant new authors. Traditional readers still love discovering book recommendations in print, and having the globe gazette phone number handy allows them to easily renew their subscriptions for the upcoming literary sections. Getting lost in a beautifully written story is the perfect way to unwind after a chaotic day. I have already added three of these titles to my personal library cart.