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The Guardian's Best Books of 2021

Here is a list of the Guardian's best books of the year 2021. How many of these books have you read?
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (Ai Weiwei)
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
Ai Weiwei
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The Actual Star (Monica Byrne)
The Actual Star
monica byrne
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Address Book (Neil Bartlett)
Address Book
Neil Bartlett
4
Advent (Anja Dunk)
Advent
Anja Dunk
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The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (Paula Byrne)
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym
Paula Byrne
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Aftershocks (Nadia Owusu)
Aftershocks
Nadia Owusu
7
Albert and the Whale (Philip Hoare)
Albert and the Whale
Philip Hoare
8
All in (Billie Jean King)
All In
Billie Jean King
9
All the Names Given (Raymond Antrobus)
All the Names Given
Raymond Antrobus
10
All the Young Men (Ruth Coker Burks)
All the Young Men
Ruth Coker Burks
11
Always Red (Len McCluskey)
Always Red
Len McCluskey
12
And Away... (Bob Mortimer)
And Away...
Bob Mortimer
13
Arsenic and Adobo (Mia P. Manansala)
Arsenic and Adobo
Mia P. Manansala
14
Arthur: The Always King (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
Arthur: The Always King
Kevin Crossley-Holland
15
Assembly (Natasha Brown)
Assembly
natasha brown
16
The Authority Gap (Mary Ann Sieghart)
The Authority Gap
Mary Ann Sieghart
17
Barça: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club (Simon Kuper)
Barça: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club
Simon Kuper
18
Beautiful Country (Qian Julie Wang)
Beautiful Country
Qian Julie Wang
19
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
sally rooney
20
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness (Anil Seth)
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
Anil Seth
21
Beyond a Fringe (Andrew Mitchell)
Beyond a Fringe
Andrew Mitchell
22
A Blood Condition (Kayo Chingonyi)
A Blood Condition
kayo chingonyi
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The Book of Form and Emptiness (Ruth Ozeki)
The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozeki
24
The Books of Jacob (Olga Tokarczuk)
The Books of Jacob
Olga Tokarczuk
25
Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds (Huma Abedin)
Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds
Huma Abedin
26
Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England (Sebastian Payne)
Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England
Sebastian Payne
27
Burning Man: The Ascent of D.H Lawrence (Frances Wilson)
Burning Man: The Ascent of D.H Lawrence
Frances Wilson
28
Burntcoat (Sarah Hall)
Burntcoat
Sarah Hall
29
A Calling for Charlie Barnes (Joshua Ferris)
A Calling for Charlie Barnes
Joshua Ferris
30
Change Sings (Amanda Gorman)
Change Sings
Amanda Gorman
31
Chief of Staff: Notes From Downing Street (Gavin Barwell)
Chief of Staff: Notes From Downing Street
Gavin Barwell
32
China Room (Sunjeev Sahota)
China Room
Sunjeev Sahota
33
The City of Belgium (Brecht Evens)
The City of Belgium
brecht evens
34
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
35
The Code Breaker (Walter Isaacson)
The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson
36
Comic Timing (Holly Pester)
Comic Timing
Holly Pester
37
Cook as You Are (Ruby Tandoh)
Cook as You Are
Ruby Tandoh
38
Crisis Zone (Simon Hanselmann)
Crisis Zone
Simon Hanselmann
39
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen
40
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner
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