The Perks of Being a Book Lover 2021Year in Review and What’s New in 2022 1-5-22 The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast

Carrie and Amy take a look back at books they read in 2021 and choose their favorites.  Plus, past guests from 2021 share their top reads of the year.
Books mentioned in this episode:
1- Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn2- The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson3- This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith4- Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia5- Eat a Peach by David Chang6- Lakewood by Megan Giddings7- Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell8- Sick Souls, Healthy Minds by John Kaag9- Once & Future Witches by Alix Harrow10- Stone Sky by NK Jemisin11- Whisper Man by Alex North12- World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil13- Pax by Sara Pennypacker14- The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein15- Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker16- Speckled Beauty by Rick Bragg17- As You Wish by Cary Elwes18- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner19- Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethaway20- Washington Black by Esi Edugyan21- Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come by Jessica Pan22- The Round House by Louise Erdrich23- A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost24- The Hummingbird's Gift by Sy Montgomery25- Piranesi by Susannah Clarke26- Where I Can't Follow by Ashley Blooms27- The Sentence by Louise Erdrich28- Fox and I by Catherine Raven29- Another Appalachia: Growing Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia30- City of Brass by SA Chakraborty31- Mordew by Alex Pheby32- Lucia by Alex Pheby33- The Storyteller by Dave Grohl34- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gordichec35- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller36- She Wouldn't Change a Thing by Sarah Adlakha37- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders38- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland39- Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland40- The World-Ending Fire by Wendell Berry41- The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson42- Dune by Frank Herbert43- Will by Will Smith44- The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley45- The Carrying by Ada Limon