Following up on my recent 20 Curated Best Books of the Year Lists for 2020 post, here is an eclectic collection of lists forecasting the best of 2021. It’s too early for awards, or even a complete look at all of the books to be published this year, but these lists give us more than enough to get started. And since the lists are limited and selective, they represent only a fraction of the books that have already been published, and will be, for the rest of the year:
Chicago Tribune: 25 books we can’t wait to read in 2021
The Christian Science Monitor: New year, new reading list: The 10 best books of January 2021
ELLE: The 57 Most Anticipated Books Of 2021
Entertainment Weekly: The 15 books we can’t wait to read in 2021
Esquire: The 20 Best Books of 2021 For the Long, Cold Months Ahead
Good Housekeeping: Here Are the Best Books to Read in 2021 (So Far)
The Guardian: 2021 in books: what to look forward to this year
Harper’s BAZAAR: 24 Books You Need to Read in 2021
Independent: The books to look out for in 2021: From Snow Country to Milk Fed
LinkedIn/Adam Grant: The New Leadership Books to Launch 2021
Literary Hub: Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021
The Millions: Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2021 Book Preview
O, the Oprah Magazine: The 20 Best Books to Pick Up This January
Real Simple: The Best New Books to Read in 2021 (So Far)
Refinery29: Here Are 50 Books To Read In 2021
TIME: The 21 Most Anticipated Books of 2021
TODAY: The best books to read in 2021: Today Show recommendations
Town & Country: The 28 Must-Read Books of Winter 2021
Vogue: The Best Books to Read in 2021
Vulture: 46 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021
The Week: 23 books to read in 2021
These books should keep even the most voracious reader busy for a long time. I look forward to writing about, in less than six months, the best summer book lists.