The year was crazy, but at least the books were good. Below are PDL Staffer’s picks for Best of 2021! Did your favorite make our list?
Sarah V.: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy, Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Garcia-Moreno
Sarah P.: You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin
Susie: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Alice: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Barb: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
Patty: The Wish by Nicholas Sparks
Holly: Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
Heather: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Jessica: Ancestor Approved by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Orphie’s Ghost by Justina Ireland
Sarah P.: Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
Barb: Sitting in St. James by Rita Williams-Garcia, Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price
Sarah V.: The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Shauna: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Audrey: Mare of Eastown
Bruce: Squid Game (Netflix)