Pequot Library knows books. That’s why our librarians have dedicated some time to reading, researching, and debating what we think 2021 served up as the best books of the year. Below are our top-ten picks from our Adult, Young Adult, and Children’s Literature circulating collections.
Adult Titles
Curated by Christine Catallo, Chief Librarian
01. A Most Remarkable Creature by Jonathan Meiburg 02. The Guncle by Steven Rowley 03. The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo 04. Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King 05. Matrix by Lauren Groff 06. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 07. Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo 08. Outlawed by Anna North 9. All That She Carried by Tiya Miles 10. Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Young Adult Titles
Curated by Jane Manners, Children’s Librarian
01. Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen 02. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo 03. All These Bodies by Kendare Blake 04. You Have a Match by Emma Lord 05. Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler 06. Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley 07. The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass 08. The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna 09. One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite 10. Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
Children’s Titles
Curated by Jane Manners, Children’s Librarian
01. Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer 02. War and Millie McGonigle by Karen Cushman 03. Starfish by Lisa Fipps 04. Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbalia 05. Bright Star by Yuyi Morales 06. Fast Pitch by Nic Stone 07. Just You and Me Remarkable Relationships in the Wild by Jennifer Ward 08. Unspeakable: the Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford 09. We Got Game! 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World by Aileen Weintraub 10. The Longest Storm by Dan Yaccarino