Sunday, December 26, 2021

Year-end Lists 2021: Books

 Once again, we've reached that weird week between Christmas and New Year's Day when nothing gets done. As I have since 2012, I'll end the year here at Miss Cellania with a series of link posts looking back at the year we just had. Did the predictions for 2021 come true? Of course not. We were only six days into 2021 when everything changed. Now that the year is almost over, we can try to start to make sense of it. These lists will be far from complete, mainly because I'm trying to avoid paywalled links whenever possible.

We'll start with books, as those rankings are worked out early. People who love books are more organized than those who wait until the last minute to rank, say, politics, because politics can change in a day, but book sales are a bit steadier. If you're looking for something good to read, you'll certainly find it enthuse links.  

Smithsonian's Ten Best Books. This index contains many sub-lists by subject.

Publishers Weekly's
Best Books of 2021.

The New York Public Library's Best Books of 2021.

The Economist's best books of 2021.

The Best Books The New Yorker Read in 2021.

NPR's Books We Love.

Esquire's 50 Best Books of 2021.

Goodread's Worst Books of 2021.

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2021.

The Best Fiction of 2021.

The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2021.

Time's 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021. 

Booklist Queen's 16 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021.

Goodreads' Best Science Fiction of the year. 

19 of the best romance novels of 2021, according to Goodreads.

Buzzfeed's Best Young Adult Books Of 2021. 

The best children’s books of 2021.

The 11 Best Music Books of 2021.

From Killer Clams to Roman Emperor-Detectives, Atlas Obscura’s Year in Books.

The Best Physics Books of 2021.  

These are Science News’ favorite books of 2021.

The best politics books of 2021.

28 Best Cookbooks of 2021, According to Home Cooks & Pro Chefs Alike.

Serious Eats' Best Cookbooks of 2021. 


Ah, here's how to get around a paywall!

See all the year-end lists here.

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