The Ultimate Best Books <br>of 2021 List

The Ultimate Best Books
of 2021 List

Reading All the Lists So You Don't Have to Since 2017

By Emily Temple | December 27, 2021

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories From 2021

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories From 2021

The Best Writing at the Site This Year, According to Us

By Emily Temple | December 23, 2021

The 8 Best Book Covers of December

The 8 Best Book Covers of December

A Last-Ditch Attempt to Brighten Your Bookshelves

By Emily Temple | December 23, 2021

Jen Spyra on the Art of Comedic Escalation

Jen Spyra on the Art of Comedic Escalation

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | December 23, 2021

How Jane Austen Created a Shakespearean World in <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>

How Jane Austen Created a Shakespearean World in Pride and Prejudice

The Late Harold Bloom on the Delights of the Beloved 1813 Novel and the Joys of Rereading

By Harold Bloom | December 23, 2021

Delving Into New Dreams: Finding Morocco in Books and Films

Delving Into New Dreams: Finding Morocco in Books and Films

Helen Ranger Recommends Some Ways to Travel Without Leaving Home

By Helen Ranger | December 23, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Etna
  • Triage
  • The Amateur
  • The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
  • The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence
  • Sunrise
  • A Tender Age
  • Don't Be Evil: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and My Escape from Big Tech
  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
  • The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

Piercing the Veil of Silence: How the Outbreak of COVID-19 Impacted the Writing of My Book

By Wallis Wilde-Menozzi | December 23, 2021

Stacy D. Flood on Why He'll Never Write a Novel

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 22, 2021

Seressia Glass on Her Favorite Fictional Nerds

By Seressia Glass | December 22, 2021

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2021

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2021

“The deeper you go you start to wonder if he’s actually gaslighting himself.”

By Book Marks | December 21, 2021

The Weaponization of Quiet: On the Subtle Horror of Ayşegül Savaş’s <em>White on White</em>

The Weaponization of Quiet: On the Subtle Horror of Ayşegül Savaş’s White on White

Francesca Giacco on Intimacy, Art, and the Danger of Losing Yourself in a Story

By Francesca Giacco | December 21, 2021

What Does It Mean for an AI to Write a Novel?

What Does It Mean for an AI to Write a Novel?

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | December 21, 2021

Linda Coverdale on Reading Stories of Survival in 2021

Linda Coverdale on Reading Stories of Survival in 2021

Books That “Reanimate the Human Heart”

By Linda Coverdale | December 21, 2021

The 10 Best Book Reviews of 2021

The 10 Best Book Reviews of 2021

Merve Emre on Simone de Beauvoir, Justin Taylor on Joy Williams, and more

By Adam Morgan | December 20, 2021

Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

Juhea Kim on the Role of Literature in Lessons About Humanity

By Juhea Kim | December 20, 2021

Phil Klay on Evelyn Waugh’s Catholic, Conservative, and Curmudgeonly Ways

Phil Klay on Evelyn Waugh’s Catholic, Conservative, and Curmudgeonly Ways

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | December 20, 2021

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