My favorite books published in 2021 were...
Ghost in the throat, Doireann Ní Ghriofa
No one is talking about this, Patricia Lockwood
Fake accounts, Lauren Oyler
Detransition, baby, Torrey Peters
Winter in Sokcho, Elisa Shua Dushapin, tr. Aneesa Abbas Higgins
Tomorrow sex will be good again, Katherine Angel
Migratory birds, Mariana Oliver, tr. Julia Sanches
Interior, Chinatown, Charles Yu
Keeping the House, Tice Cin
And overall, favorite things I read this year...
Garden by the sea, Mercè Rodoreda, tr. Maruxa Relaño and Martha Tennent
Bright dead things, Ada Limón
Minor feelings, Cathy Park Hong
The biggest bluff, Maria Konnikova
Dancer from the dance, Andrew Holleran
Collected Body, Valzhyna Mort
BTTM FDRS, Ezra Clayton Daniels and Ben Passmore
Spare room, Helen Garner
Emperor’s Babe, Bernardine Evaristo
Sky country, Christine Kitano
Voices from Chernobyl, Svetlana Alexievich, tr Keith Gessen
Moon of the Crusted Snow, Waubgeshig Rice
Here's to more good books, and more time to write about them, in 2022! Happy New Year, everyone!
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