January means lists, lists, lists. Resolution lists, to-do lists, award nomination lists, award winners lists, and of course, favorite lists. Today Tana and I share our favorite books of 2021.

If you're interested in our Best of Kids Books Facebook series on January 22, 2022, hosted by Aleece and Kelly, please visit the Round Lake Area Public Library's Facebook Page.

Tana's Top Ten List:

Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby

Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell

Mary Jane, by Jessica Anya Blau

100 Years of Lenny and Margo, by

Sparks Like Stars, by

Phone Booth at the End of the World, by

Cold Millions, by

The Golem and the Djinni; Hidden Palace, by

Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr

Under the Whispering Door, by T.J. Klune

Nikki's Top Ten List:

Under the Whispering Door, by T.J. Klune

Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr

The Scarlet Dress, by Louise Douglas

Razorblade Tears, by S.A. Cosby

My Heart Is a Chainsaw, by Stephen Graham Jones

The Man Who Died Twice, by Richard Osman

Apples Never Fall, by Liane Moriarty

Final Girl Support Group, by Grady Hendrix

The Last Thing He Told Me, by Lauran Dave

The Madness of Crowds, by Louise Penny

Sources and lists we like:

NPR Booklists

Bookmarks Magazine

BookPage Magazine/Website

Book Riot

Celebrity Book Clubs like Read With Jenna, Reese's Book Club, GMA: Book Club

Dublin Awards

Novelist

Fantastic Fiction website

Time Magazine Books

Nick's Library Suggestion:

Gale Courses