Tattered Cover drops best books of 2021

What they're saying: "These are the books that we stayed up late reading, the ones we talked about and recommended, and the ones our customers loved," the book store's website reads.

The top 5 adult books:

• "Cloud Cuckoo Land" — Anthony Doerr
• "Crying in H Mart" — Michelle Zauner
• "Detransition, Baby" — Torrey Peters
• "The Holly" — Julian Rubinstein
• "Intimacies" — Katie Kitamura

And top 5 for kids and young adults:

• "The Genius Under The Table" — Eugene Yelchin
• "Merci Suárez Can't Dance" — Meg Medina
• "Amber & Clay" — Laura Amy Schlitz
• "A Snake Falls to Earth" — Darcie Little Badger
• "Blackout" — Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon

📚 See the full lists here