Here’s a monthly breakdown of all of the books I read in 2021 plus a list at the end of books I loved that you should definitely read!

January

• Ghosting: A Love Story by Tash Skilton
• A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight
• How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams
• Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine
• We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry
• Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
• The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
• Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn’t, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think by David Litt

February

• Educated by Tara Westover
• Untamed by Glennon Doyle
• American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
• Spirit Run by Noé Álvarez
• Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

March

• The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe
• Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
• A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
• Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
• The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
• Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

April

• His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham
• Three Single Wives by Gina LaManna
• Joint Custody by Lauren Baratz-Logsted and Jackie Logsted
• Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
• Fans: How Watching Sports Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Understanding by Larry Olmsted
• If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

May

• When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
• Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin

June + July

• Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
• The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy by Chris Murphy
• The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
• Persist by Elizabeth Warren
• The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

August

• The Smash-Up by Ali Benjamin
• The Hunting Wives by May Cobb
• Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden

September

• Well, This is Exhausting by Sophia Beniot
• The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
• Isn’t It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams
• Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House by Rachel Maddow

October

• 11/22/63 by Stephen King
• The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris

November

• Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

December

• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
• The Little Clan by Iris Martin Cohen
• Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

My favorite books from the year!

• How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams
• We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry (all-time favorite book of the year)
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
• Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour
• His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham
• When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
• Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball by Luke Epplin
• Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
• The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy by Chris Murphy
• Persist by Elizabeth Warren
• The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
• Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden
• Well, This is Exhausting by Sophia Beniot
• Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House by Rachel Maddow
• The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
• Betty by Tiffany McDaniel