Books All Georgians Should Read Revealed

Georgia Center for the Book (GCB) selected the works of prize-winning authors and illustrators with Georgia connections for the 2021 “Books All Georgians Should Read” and “Books All Young Georgians Should Read” lists. The year marks the eighth annual release for both reading lists.

“The Georgia Center for the Book believes that the ‘Books All Georgians Should Read’ and the ‘Books All Young Georgians Should Read’ lists are a wonderful way to honor the extraordinary talent of these authors and illustrators and give us the opportunity to inform readers across our state of the contributions being made to Georgia’s literary heritage,” said Joe Davich, Executive Director of the GCB.

2021 Books All Young Georgians Should Read

Yes, No, Maybe So

By Becky Albertalli

and Aisha

The Monster Hypothesis

By Romily Bernard

Not Quite Snow White

Illustrated by Ebony Glenn

Saeed

Save the Crash-Test Dummies

Illustrated by TeMika Grooms

I’m Not Dying with You Tonight

By Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

Girls Like Us

By Randi Pink

Bilal Cooks Daal

By Aisha Saeed

Clean

Getaway

By Nic Stone

Just South of Home

By Karen Strong

Kent State

By Deborah Wiles

2021 Books All Georgians Should Read

Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America

By Jim Auchmutey

Slide to Unlock: Poems

By Julie Bloemeke

Things New and Strange: A Southerner’s Journey through the Smithsonian Collections

By G. Wayne Clough

How to Bury Your Brother: A Novel

By Lindsey Rogers Cook

Native: Identity, Belonging, & Rediscovering God

By Kaitlin Curtice

The Nature of Remains: A Novel

By Ginger Eager

Body Braille: Poems

By Beth Gylys

Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism

By Wanda Smalls Lloyd

Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells as Prophet for Our Time

By

Catherine Meeks, PhD, and Nibs Stroupe

The Last Widow: A Novel

By Karin Slaughter

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