From Time to Entertainment Weekly, we've scoured the internet and compiled all of the Most Anticipated posts into one list. Check below for the books you need to add to your TBR and get started on your 2021 reading goal now!
A Memoir
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O The Oprah Magazine's 55 of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021
Vulture's 46 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021
Audiobooks.com's Most Anticipated Upcoming Audiobooks
In the tradition of The Glass Castle, a deeply felt memoir from Whiting Award–winner Nadia Owusu about the push and pull of belonging, the seismic emotional toll of family secrets, and the heart it takes to pull through.
A Novel
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Apple's 2021 Books to Watch For
Entertainment Weekly's 15 books We Can't Wait to Read in 2021
Time's The 21 Most Anticipated Books of 2021
Urgent, propulsive, and sharp as a knife, The Other Black Girl is an electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing.
A Novel
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O The Oprah Magazine's 55 of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021
Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021
AudioBlog's 25 Most Anticipated Audiobooks of Spring 2021
For readers of Valeria Luiselli and Edwidge Danticat, an urgent and lyrical novel about a Colombian family fractured by deportation, offering an intimate perspective on an experience that so many have endured—and are enduring right now.
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PopSugar's 42 Books Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2021
O The Oprah Magazine's 55 of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021
Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021
A kaleidoscopic fictional oral history of the beloved rock ’n’ roll duo who shot to fame in 1970s New York, and the dark, fraught secret that lies at the peak of their stardom.
Stories
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Marie Claire's 2021 Book Releases to Pre-Order and Thank Yourself Later
O The Oprah Magazine's 32 LGBTQ Books That Will Change the Literary Landscape in 2021
BookRiot's Our Most Anticipated Releases of 2021
Kink is a groundbreaking anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum, edited by lauded writers R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell, and featuring a roster of all-star contributors including Alexander Chee, Roxane Gay, Carmen Maria Machado, and more.
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Buzzfeed's 40 YA Novels That Come Out In The First Half Of 2021 That We're Already So Excited For
Frolic's 20 Most Anticipated YA Books of 2021
Audiobooks.com's Most Anticipated Upcoming Audiobooks
In this riveting, keenly emotional debut fantasy, a Black teen from Houston has her world upended when she learns about her godly ancestry and must save both the human and god worlds. Perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Tomi Adeyemi, and The Hunger Games!
A Novel
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Apple's 2021 Books to Watch For
Entertainment Weekly's 15 books we can't wait to read in 2021
Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021
Lisa Taddeo illustrates one woman's exhilarating transformation from prey into predator in Animal, the scorching debut novel from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Three Women, named to more than thirty best-of-the-year lists and hailed as “a dazzling achievement” (Los Angeles Times) and “a heartbreaking, gripping, astonishing masterpiece” (Esquire).
A Novel
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O The Oprah Magazine's 32 LGBTQ Books That Will Change the Literary Landscape in 2021
Vulture's 46 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021
Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021
A scathingly funny, wildly erotic, and fiercely imaginative story about food, sex, and god from the acclaimed author of The Pisces and So Sad Today.
A Novel
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O The Oprah Magazine's 55 of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021
AudioBlog's 25 Most Anticipated Audiobooks of Spring 2021
Audiobooks.com's Most Anticipated Upcoming Audiobooks
A darkly gripping debut novel about a teenage girl’s fierce struggle to reclaim her life from her abusive father.
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Buzzfeed's 42 (More!) YA Books We’re Highly Anticipating in 2021
Tor.com's 30 Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2021
Frolic's 20 Most Anticipated YA Books of 2021
Westworld meets Warcross in this high-stakes, dizzyingly smart sci-fi about a teen girl navigating an afterlife in which she must defeat an AI entity intent on destroying humanity, from award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman.