2021 New York Public Library Best Books (Awarded by New York Public Library)

Awards List

Comics

Asadora!, Vol. 1
(*)
Naoki Urasawa

The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History
(*)
David F. Walker

For Justice: The Serge & Beate Klarsfeld Story
(*)
Pascal Bresson

Thirsty Mermaids
(*)
Kat Leyh

Department of Truth, Volume 1: The End Of The World
(*)
James Tynion IV

Shadow Life
(*)
Hiromi Goto

Barbalien: Red Planet--From the World of Black Hammer
(*)
Jeff Lemire

Cyclopedia Exotica
(*)
Aminder Dhaliwal

Ballad for Sophie
(*)
Filipe Melo

Fantasy

The Tangleroot Palace
(*)
Marjorie M. Liu
in Never After

The Unbroken
(*)
C.L. Clark

A Master of Djinn
(*)
P. Djeli Clark

The Chosen and the Beautiful
(*)
Nghi Vo

The Jasmine Throne
(*)
Tasha Suri

She Who Became the Sun
(*)
Shelley Parker-Chan

No Gods, No Monsters
(*)
Cadwell Turnbull

Fiction

Hummingbird Salamander
(*)
Jeff VanderMeer

The Rock Eaters: Stories
(*)
Brenda Peynado

Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories
(*)
Nana Nkweti

Bolla
(*)
Pajtim Statovci

Hell of a Book
(*)
Jason Mott

Afterparties: Stories
(*)
Anthony Veasna So

Velvet Was the Night
(*)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Hao: Stories
(*)
Ye Chun

Matrix
(*)
Lauren Groff

I Will Die in a Foreign Land
(*)
Kalani Pickhart

My Monticello: Fiction
(*)
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

What Storm, What Thunder
(*)
Myriam J.A. Chancy

Horror

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
(*)
Mariana Enriquez

The Route of Ice and Salt
(*)
Jose Luis Zarate

Never Have I Ever: Stories
(*)
Isabel Yap

Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy
(*)
Hailey Piper

The Book of Accidents
(*)
Chuck Wendig

Red X
(*)
David Demchuk

Revelator
(*)
Daryl Gregory

The Death of Jane Lawrence
(*)
Caitlin Starling

Flowers for the Sea
(*)
Zin E. Rocklyn

The Lighthouse Witches
(*)
C.J. Cooke

This Thing Between Us
(*)
Gus Moreno

When Things Get Dark
(*)
Ellen Datlow
in When Things Get Dark

Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense

The Echo Wife
(*)
Sarah Gailey

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
(*)
Elle Cosimano

Mirrorland
(*)
Carole Johnstone

Hostage
(*)
Clare Mackintosh

Ruby Red Herring
(*)
Tracy Gardner

56 Days
(*)
Catherine Ryan Howard

Bullet Train
(*)
Kotaro Isaka

Never Saw Me Coming
(*)
Vera Kurian

All Her Little Secrets
(*)
Wanda M. Morris

Romance

The Invitation
(*)
Vi Keeland

Roommate
(*)
Sarina Bowen

The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting
(*)
K.J. Charles

Waiting for a Scot Like You
(*)
Eva Leigh

Act Your Age, Eve Brown
(*)
Talia Hibbert

The Intimacy Experiment
(*)
Rosie Danan

People We Meet On Vacation
(*)
Emily Henry

Neon Gods
(*)
Katee Robert

Out of Character
(*)
Annabeth Albert

The Wildest Ride
(*)
Marcella Bell

A Lot Like Adios
(*)
Alexis Daria

The Duchess Hunt
(*)
Lorraine Heath

Science Fiction

Remote Control
(*)
Nnedi Okorafor

The Last Watch
(*)
J.S. Dewes

Light From Uncommon Stars
(*)
Ryka Aoki

Award Categories

Comics

Fantasy

Fiction

Historical Fiction

Horror

Kids: Early Readers

Kids: Graphic Novels

Kids: Middle Grade

Kids: Picture Books

Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense

Romance

Science Fiction

Short Stories

Teens: Comics

Teens: Fantasy

Teens: Historical Fiction

Teens: On the Dark Side

Teens: Realistic

Teens: Romance

Teens: Science Fiction

Award Years

2022

2021