Year archive
Books selected by independent literary juries and editorial teams in 2021, gathered into one transparent, source-linked reading list. The chronology uses the award year for prizes and list year for editorial recommendations.
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Yearbook by Seth Rogen appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around biography & memoir, short stories, essays & poetry, funny stuff, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
Yellow Wife: A Novel by Sadeqa Johnson appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, the states we’re in, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, young adult, family matters, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
Zorrie: A Novel by Laird Hunt appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, book club ideas, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
