Notable Books for Adults

Published annually, and selected by the Reference and User Services Association division of the ALA, recognizing the year’s 25 most important books.

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Book - 2021 Fiction, 2022
Nominees: Anthony Veasna So
Adult Fiction Book
Available in some locations
A Little Devil in America
Book - 2021 Nonfiction, 2022
Nominees: Hanif Abdurraqib
Adult Nonfiction Book
Available in some locations
A World on the Wing
Book - 2021 Nonfiction, 2022
Nominees: Scott Weidensaul
Adult Nonfiction Book
Available in some locations
Beyond
Beyond
Beyond The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey Into Space By Walker, Stephen, 1961-
Book - 2021 Nonfiction, 2022
Nominees: Stephen Walker
Adult Nonfiction Book
Available in some locations
Chasing Me to My Grave
Book - 2021 Nonfiction, 2022
Nominees: Winfred Rembert
Adult Nonfiction Book (Biography)
Available in some locations
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Book - 2021 Fiction, 2022
Nominees: Anthony Doerr
Adult Fiction Book
Available in some locations
Empire of Pain
Book - 2021 Nonfiction, 2022
Nominees: Patrick Radden Keefe
Adult Nonfiction Book
Available in some locations
Four Hundred Souls
Four Hundred Souls
Four Hundred Souls A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Book - 2021 Nonfiction, 2022
Nominees: Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
Adult Nonfiction Book
Available in some locations
Gordo
Book - 2021 Fiction, 2022
Nominees: Jaime Cortez
Adult Fiction Book
Available in some locations
Hell of A Book
Hell of A Book
Hell of A Book Or the Altogether Factual, Wholly Bona Fide Story of A Big Dreams, Hard Luck, American-Made Mad Kid By Mott, Jason
Book - 2021 Fiction, 2022
Nominees: Jason Mott
Adult Fiction Book
Available in some locations
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