SHE READS
BEST OF 2021

Winners of the 2021 She Reads Awards

Thousands of you voted and the winners are IN. Our annual She Reads Awards are voted on by you – readers and fans – and reflect the books you loved most this year. Here are the winners for the best books of the year in the She Reads Awards.

BEST BOOK OF 2021
BOOK CLUB PICK
CONTEMPORARY FICTION
FANTASY & MAGICAL REALISM
HISTORICAL FICTION
LITERARY FICTION
MYSTERY & THRILLER
SCIENCE FICTION

Most Anticipated Books of 2022

Now that we know the best books of 2021, we’re already getting started on our 2022 TBR list. How about you?

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Best Book of 2021

WINNER:

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Best Book Club Pick of 2021

WINNER:

He Gets That From Me by Jacqueline Friedland

Best Book Cover of 2021

WINNER:

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Best Debut of 2021

WINNER:

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Best Surprise Hit of 2021

WINNER:

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

Best Contemporary Fiction of 2021

WINNER:

Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson Harvey

Best Fantasy & Magical Realism of 2021

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Best Historical Fiction of 2021

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Best Literary Fiction of 2021

WINNER:

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

Best Memoir of 2021

WINNER:

Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson

Best Mystery & Thriller of 2021

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Best Nonfiction of 2021

WINNER:

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson

Best Romance of 2021

WINNER:

Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez

Best Science Fiction of 2021

WINNER:

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Best Young Adult of 2021

WINNER:

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas