Here are my favorite books I read in 2021, in no specific order. Please let me know if you’ve read any from my list and if you read any good books in 2021!
Fiction:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Don’t Look For Me by Wendy Walker
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Nonfiction:
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
Humans by Brandon Stanton
Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy by Kevin Bales
Think Again by Adam Grant
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
Niksen: Embracing the Dutch Art of Doing Nothing by Olga Mecking
How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do by Amy Morin
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport