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New York Times Critics' Top Books of 2021

The Times's staff critics give their choices of the best fiction and nonfiction works of the year. Includes selections by The New York Times's daily book critics of their favorite titles from the past 12 months. The choices come from the four staff critics, Dwight Garner, Jennifer Szalai, Molly Young and Alexandra Jacobs, as well as Parul Sehgal, who was a critic for The Times until July of this year. In addition to the Times staff critics, Sarah Lyall, Janet Maslin and John Williams also review on occasion throughout the year, and some of the books they admired most in 2021 are included.
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Reign of Terror (Spencer Ackerman)
Reign of Terror (Spencer Ackerman)
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Traveling Black (Mia Bay)
Traveling Black (Mia Bay)
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JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF REASON: The Life of Kurt Gödel (Stephen Budiansky)
JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF REASON: The Life of Kurt Gödel (Stephen Budiansky)
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The Copenhagen Trilogy (Tove Ditlevsen)
The Copenhagen Trilogy (Tove Ditlevsen)
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KING RICHARD: Nixon and Watergate: An American Tragedy (Michael Dobbs)
KING RICHARD: Nixon and Watergate: An American Tragedy (Michael Dobbs)
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All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the Germ (Rebecca Donner)
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the Germ (Rebecca Donner)
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On Juneteenth (Annette Gordon-Reed)
On Juneteenth (Annette Gordon-Reed)
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Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Film in a White World (Wil Haygood)
Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Film in a White World (Wil Haygood)
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PATRICIA HIGHSMITH: Her Diaries and Notebooks, 1941-1995 (Anna Von Planta (Editor))
PATRICIA HIGHSMITH: Her Diaries and Notebooks, 1941-1995 (Anna Von Planta (Editor))
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SOLID IVORY: Memoirs (James Ivory)
SOLID IVORY: Memoirs (James Ivory)
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PLUNDER: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure (Menachem Kaiser)
PLUNDER: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure (Menachem Kaiser)
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Tom Stoppard: A Life (Hermione Lee)
Tom Stoppard: A Life (Hermione Lee)
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Gay Bar: Why We Went Out (Jeremy Atherton Lin)
Gay Bar: Why We Went Out (Jeremy Atherton Lin)
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In the Eye of the Wild (Nastassja Martin)
In the Eye of the Wild (Nastassja Martin)
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Until Justice Be Done (Kate Masur)
Until Justice Be Done (Kate Masur)
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All That She Carried (Tiya Miles)
All That She Carried (Tiya Miles)
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A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa)
A Ghost in the Throat (Doireann Ní Ghríofa)
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THE LOFT GENERATION: From the De Koonings to Twombly (Edith Schloss)
THE LOFT GENERATION: From the De Koonings to Twombly (Edith Schloss)
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THE RIGHT TO SEX: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century (Amia Srinivasan)
THE RIGHT TO SEX: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century (Amia Srinivasan)
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The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir (Sherry Turkle)
The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir (Sherry Turkle)
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Pessoa: A Biography (Richard Zenith)
Pessoa: A Biography (Richard Zenith)
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Second Place (Rachel Cusk)
Second Place (Rachel Cusk)
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Playlist for the Apocalypse (Rita Dove)
Playlist for the Apocalypse (Rita Dove)
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Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
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Intimacies (Katie Kitamura)
Intimacies (Katie Kitamura)
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The War for Gloria (Atticus Lish)
The War for Gloria (Atticus Lish)
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The Magician (Colm Toibin)
The Magician (Colm Toibin)
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Our Country Friends (Gary Shteyngart)
Our Country Friends (Gary Shteyngart)
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The Days of Afrekete (Asali Solomon)
The Days of Afrekete (Asali Solomon)
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Wayward (Dana Spiotta)
Wayward (Dana Spiotta)
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New Teeth: Stories (Simon Rich)
New Teeth: Stories (Simon Rich)
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The Anomaly (Hervé Le Tellier)
The Anomaly (Hervé Le Tellier)
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Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
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A Calling for Charlie Barnes (Joshua Ferris)
A Calling for Charlie Barnes (Joshua Ferris)
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The Devil May Dance (Jake Tapper)
The Devil May Dance (Jake Tapper)
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The Life of the Mind (Christine Smallwood)
The Life of the Mind (Christine Smallwood)
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Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
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Albert and the Whale (Philip Hoare)
Albert and the Whale (Philip Hoare)
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