The following do not contain all the long-listed books, only the ones that self thinks she will actually get around to reading in 2021 (and one she has already read, which she highly recommends: The Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other Stories, by Caroline Kim). They’re a mix of memoirs, novels, and short story collections.
- Borderland Apocrypha, by Anthony Cody (Omnidawn)
- Crooked Hallelujah, by Jo Ford (Grove Press)
- How Much of These Hills Is Gold: A Novel, by C. Pam Zhang (Riverhead Books)
- Imaginary Museums, by Nicolette Polek (Soft Skull Press)
- Inheritors, by Asako Serizawa (Doubleday)
- Sharks in the Time of Saviors: A Novel, by Kawai Strong Washburn (MCD)
- The Butterfly Lampshade, by Aimee Bender (Doubleday)
- The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir, by E. J. Koh (Tin House)
- The Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other Stories, by Caroline Kim (University of Pittsburgh Press)
- This Is All I Got: A New Mother’s Search for Home, by Lauren Sandler (Random House)
- You Will Never Be Forgotten: Stories, by Mary South (FSG Originals)
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