2021 A Few Of My Favorite Things

I can't pick just ten books that I felt were memorable but here is a baker's dozen of titles that I enjoyed.  Deep characters, fun facts, wise words and great entertaining stories were among the themes.  This year gave us historical fiction of unsung heroes, a slice of other cultures to make us more globally aware and heartbreaking stories of family, love and drama.  These are in no particular order-
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME by Julia Claiborne
WE BEGIN AT THE END by Chris Whitaker
ROSE CODE by Kate Quinn
ALL THE CHILDREN ARE HOME by Party Francis
PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir
MARY JANE by Jessica anua Blair
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI & MARGOT by Marianne Cronin
RAZORBLADE TEARS by S. A. Cosby
THE READING LIST by Sara Nisha Adams
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles
THESE PRECIOUS DAYS by Ann Patchett
SPARKS LIKE STARS by Nadia Hashimi
​FUZZ by Mary Roach