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Kirkus Best Books of 2021: Fiction and Nonfiction - Page 2

Here is a list of Kirkus Review's best fiction and nonfiction books of 2021. How many have you read?
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Destroyer of Light (Jennifer Marie Brissett)
Destroyer of Light
Jennifer Marie Brissett
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Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters
43
The Devil You Know (Charles)
The Devil You Know
Charles
44
The Disordered Cosmos (Chanda Prescod-Weisman)
The Disordered Cosmos
Chanda Prescod-Weisman
45
Disruption (Aki J. Peritz)
Disruption
Aki J. Peritz
46
Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History (Richard Thompson Ford)
Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History
Richard Thompson Ford
47
Dvorak's Prophecy: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music (Joseph Horowitz)
Dvorak's Prophecy: And the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music
Joseph Horowitz
48
Early Morning Riser (Katherine Heiny)
Early Morning Riser
Katherine Heiny
49
Echo Tree (Henry Dumas)
Echo Tree
Henry Dumas
50
Economy Hall (Fatima Shaik)
Economy Hall
Fatima Shaik
51
The Education of Corporal John Musgrave: Vietnam and Its Aftermath (John Musgrave)
The Education of Corporal John Musgrave: Vietnam and Its Aftermath
John Musgrave
52
The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir (Sherry Turkle)
The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir
Sherry Turkle
53
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe
54
Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America (Michael Eric Dyson)
Entertaining Race: Performing Blackness in America
Michael Eric Dyson
55
Every Day the River Changes (Jordan Salama)
Every Day the River Changes
Jordan Salama
56
Everybody (Olivia Laing)
Everybody
Olivia Laing
57
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch (Rivka Galchen)
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
Rivka Galchen
58
False Witness (Karin Slaughter)
False Witness
Karin Slaughter
59
Fear of a Black Universe (Stephon Alexander)
Fear of a Black Universe
Stephon Alexander
60
Featherhood: A Memoir of Two Fathers and a Magpie (Charlie Gilmour)
Featherhood: A Memoir of Two Fathers and a Magpie
Charlie Gilmour
61
Fight Night (Miriam Toews)
Fight Night
Miriam Toews
62
Filthy Animals (Brandon Taylor)
Filthy Animals
Brandon Taylor
63
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev (Dawnie Walton)
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
Dawnie Walton
64
Five Tuesdays in Winter (Lily King)
Five Tuesdays in Winter
Lily King
65
The Five Wounds (Kirstin Valdez Quade)
The Five Wounds
Kirstin Valdez Quade
66
Floating in a Most Peculiar Way (Louis Chude-Sokei)
Floating in a Most Peculiar Way
Louis Chude-Sokei
67
Foregone (Russell Banks)
Foregone
Russell Banks
68
The Free Bastards (Jonathan French)
The Free Bastards
Jonathan French
69
The Fugitivities (Jesse McCarthy)
The Fugitivities
Jesse McCarthy
70
Geniuses at War: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age (David A. Price)
Geniuses at War: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age
David A. Price
71
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa)
A Ghost in the Throat
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
72
The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds (Jon Dunn)
The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds
Jon Dunn
73
Golden Girl (Elin Hilderbrand)
Golden Girl
Elin Hilderbrand
74
Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead)
Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead
75
The Great Mistake (Jonathan Lee)
The Great Mistake
Jonathan Lee
76
The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice (Scott Ellsworth)
The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice
Scott Ellsworth
77
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
78
Harrow (Joy Williams)
Harrow
Joy Williams
79
Homo Irrealis (Andre Aciman)
Homo Irrealis
Andre Aciman
80
Horizontal Vertigo: A City Called Mexico (Juan Villoro)
Horizontal Vertigo: A City Called Mexico
Juan Villoro
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