The Best Books I Read in 2021

A lot happened in 2021. Some of it was good. Most of it was not. For me, one of the best things that came out of this whirlwind of a year was that I rediscovered my love of reading. Until high school, I loved reading. I was the kid who’d go through three, sometimes four books a week and was always on the lookout for a new story to sink my teeth into. I’m convinced that the abundance of books I read in my youth fostered both my creativity and love of writing.

When I began to write seriously, howe...