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The Best Books Of 2021!
Chosen by the amazing members of The Girlfriend Book Club!
What a year! The Girlfriend Book Club — a closed Facebook group with nearly 40,000 members — has enjoyed a wonderful 2021 filled with great literature. We've given away thousands of books. We've heard from many prominent authors, everyone from Kristin Hannah to Liane Moriarty. We've discussed many amazing reads. And, perhaps most importantly, we've made connections with others who love books.
And now I'm so pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Girlfriend Book Club Choice Awards, the major book awards decided by members of The Girlfriend Book Club. Here are your picks of the year, in 11 different categories. Congrats to all the winners and here's to another fabulous year of reading in 2022!
Best Books Read By The Girlfriend Book Club In 2021:
Winner: "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah
Runner-up: "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig
Best Ending Of A Book In 2021:
Winner: "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah
Runner-up: "The Rose Code" by Kate Quinn
Best Author Of 2021:
Winner: Kristin Hannah
Runner-up: Liane Moriarty
Best Autobiography Of 2021:
Winner: "The Storyteller" by Dave Grohl
Runner-up: "Taste: My Life Through Food" by Stanley Tucci
Best Feel-Good Book Of 2021:
Winner: "The Guncle" by Steven Rowley
Runner-up: "Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe" by Heather Webber
Best Fiction Book Of 2021:
Winner: "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah
Runner-up: "The Forest of Vanishing Stars" by Kristin Harmel
Best Nonfiction Book Of 2021:
Winner: "Broken (in the Best Possible Way)" by Jenny Lawson
Runner-up: "The Ride of Her Life" by Elizabeth Letts
Book That Made The Biggest Impact On Our Lives In 2021:
Winner: "The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah
Runner-up: "The Paris Library" by Janet Skeslien Charles
Best Book About Female Friendship:
Winner: "The Giver of Stars" by Jojo Moyes
Runner-up: "The Paris Library" by Janet Skeslien Charles
Best Biography Of 2021:
Winner: "Elizabeth & Margaret" by Andrew Morton
Runner-up: "Invisible Child" by Andrea Elliott
Funniest Book Of 2021:
Winner: "The Guncle" by Steven Rowley
Runner-up: "Finlay Donovan Is Killing It" by Elle Cosimano
Thanks to all of you who voted and thanks for your continued support and contributions.
I'm eternally grateful.
Shelley Emling
Moderator of The Girlfriend Book Club
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