Best Historical Fiction of 2021

by Rivka Galchen

Dazzling in its humor, intelligence, and the richness of its created world. Full review >

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by Lauren Groff

Groff’s trademarkworthy sentences bring vivid buoyancy to a magisterial story. Full review >

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by Ladee Hubbard

An imaginative work craftily depicting the failure of imagination that is American racism. Full review >

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by Laird Hunt

A touching, tightly woven story from an always impressive author. Full review >

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by Gayl Jones

It is marvelous, in every sense, to have a new Gayl Jones novel to talk about. Full review >

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by Jonathan Lee

A highly satisfying mix of mystery and character portrait, revealing the constrained heart beneath the public carapace. Full review >

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by Maggie Shipstead

Ingeniously structured and so damn entertaining; this novel is as ambitious as its heroines—but it never falls from the sky. Full review >

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by Amor Towles

An exhilarating ride through Americana. Full review >

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by Colson Whitehead

As one of Whitehead’s characters might say of their creator, When you’re hot, you’re hot. Full review >

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