Goodreads rings in the new year with an awards ceremony for books from 2021. The people pick the winners, but which champions deserve their title? Marshall and Laney discuss the top picks for last year and see what they feel.
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Goodreads 2021 Winners
FICTION: Beautiful World Where are you - Sally Rooney
MYSTERY/THRILLER: The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave
HISTORICAL FICTION: Malibu rising - Taylor Jenkins Reid
FANTASY: A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J Maas
ROMANCE: People we Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry
SCIENCE FICTION: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
HORROR: Final Girls Support Group - Grady Hendrix
HUMOR: Broken - Jenny Lawson
NONFICTION: Anthropocene Reviewed - John Green
MEMOIRS/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY: Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden Keiffe
GRAPHIC NOVEL: Lore Olympus - Rachel Smythe
POETRY: The Hill We Climb - Amanda Gorman
DEBUT: The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas
YA FICTION: Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
YA FANTASY: Rule of Wolves - Leigh Bardugo
MIDDLE GRADE: Daughter of the Deep - Rick Riordan