Your Favorite Books of 2021

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

As the year ends, we’ll take a moment to look back at books that we loved, couldn’t stop thinking about, and kept telling others to read. As we enter the third year of the pandemic, readers are still gravitating toward dystopian-themed books. Other popular titles explore topics such as white supremacy, identity, and connecting with nature. Some of the top picks from the Forum team include Clint Smith’s “How the Word is Passed,” “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner, Jose Vadi's “Interstate,” and “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia E. Butler. And we want to hear your picks, send us the best book you read last year and why to [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 415-553-3300. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.3	There you are!
0:50.3	You've almost made it to the peak of the holiday season and the end of the year.
0:54.8	Yes, it's pouring rain. Yes, Omicron darkens the horizon. But you know what we'll always have?
1:00.2	Books. A book to curl up with as you listen to the latest atmospheric river pound the roof.
1:05.1	A book to keep you company when family overwhelms or cancels their trip.
1:08.8	A book you toss across the room and discuss
1:10.8	or can't put down.
1:12.2	So yes, today, our last live show of the year, we'll be talking about our favorite books
1:16.3	of the year.
1:17.2	We've got booksellers and authors to give some last-minute recommendations, and of course,
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