Best Books of 2021

I read a bunch of books in 2021. Not as many as last year, but probably more than next year (as I now have a baby, a book out in January, and two more to write). I also read advance copies of novels by Heather Parry, Camilla Grudova and Julia Armfield: all due out in 2022, and all highly recommended.

Here are my top 25 books of 2021:

Books out in 2021:

Best book that was so beautifully written I copied my favourite bits into a notebook: The Ormering Tide, Kathryn Williams

Best magical-realist h...