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At Post Wanted, we rank the best products we review and Internet-wide bestsellers across major retailers.

But, this ultimate ranking of the best books that hit the shelves in 2021 doesn’t just appeal to the shoppers — it’s for the readers, too.

Recently, the 13th annual Goodreads Choice Awards 2021 were announced, otherwise known as the Grammys and Oscars for bookworms.

As an avid reader who cherishes evening flip-throughs of new paperbacks, it’s even better to know that these books were chosen by readers worldwide. By real people, real impressions, real rankings.

So, if you’re looking to make reading a core focus in your list of 2022 New Year’s resolutions, or want a holiday gift idea for the book lover in your life, we’ve got you covered.

And hey, you may discover what to read this week, a few top winter books to download on audible, or select picks from Reese’s Book Club, too.

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This celebrated novel serves the complexities of romance, sex and friendship in a compelling way. And, “Beautiful World, Where Are You” is another of Irish author Sally Rooney’s hits, following “Normal People.”

In this page-turner that’s also one of Reese’s Book Club picks, a mother and her stepdaughter attempt to unravel a disappearance. After Owen Michaels went missing — and left his newly-wed wife, too — the duo must uncover what a message with the words ‘protect her’ really means.

Travel back to August 1983 with this dreaming-of-summer read, in which an end-of-summer party in Malibu results in family secrets spilling over and heartbreak hitting too hard.

Author Sarah J. Maas collects her sixth Goodreads Choice Awards prize with the fourth installment of her ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series. And, she entwines fantasy, romance and adventure in a whole new light.

When best friends Poppy embark on their annual vacation, things are normal. But, one year it isn’t, and they have to navigate the in-between state of friendship and romance.

Engineer-turned-novelist Andy Weir writes about a logical astronaut and an event that changes everything — a plot resulting in his third Goodreads Choice Awards win.

Containing elements of a victim who fights back, defeats a killer and makes it to another day, “The Final Girl Support Group” is a goosebumps-inducing read for anyone looking to add some spice to their bookshelf.

In Lawson’s ‘Broken,’ the Humor award-winner entertains readers on her thoughts about everything from marriage to dentists. It’s highly conversational and thought-provoking but still has a comedic-edge.

John Green took a page — literally — from his podcast to assemble a collection of essays on how human activity dominates our environment. Not to mention, it mixes history, science and memoir that makes this nonfiction hit stand out from the pack.

If we’re being honest, “Crying in H Mart” has been displayed in every library and bookstore this year. And, it’s been making us all crave Asian cuisine.

But, there’s a reason this powerful memoir hit the No. 1 spot on Goodreads. It’s jam-packed with love and loss, art and music and, of course, all the indie rock jams from the author’s musician days.

Author Patrick Radden Keefe takes nonfiction reporting to new heights in his bestselling, extensively researched profile of the Sackler family, the aristocratic American clan that created and marketed the painkiller OxyContin — and made a fortune doing so.

If you like Hercules and visual art, you’ll love “Lore Olympus.” It modernizes the forbidden romance between Hades and Persephone with a contemporary edge and artfully detailed pages.

As the first National Youth Poet Laureate named in the nation, Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb” provides a full text of her composition recited at President Biden’s inauguration, with a forward from Oprah.

We love a good debut novel these days, especially when it takes the traditional rom-com genre and spins it to new heights. When Catalina Martin takes her new American boyfriend to her sister’s wedding in a small Spanish town, it’ll leave you flipping through when you realize Mr. American Boy isn’t her boyfriend after all.

“Firekeeper’s Daughter” is inspiring young adult readers worldwide with a biracial heroine who is seeking her true identity — and discovers it when she goes undercover with her own investigation after witnessing a murder.

It’s also one of Reese’s Book Club picks.

As her second Goodreads Choice Awards win, author Leigh Bardugo’s concluding book in the ‘King of Scars’ duology received rave reviews and votes. And, the way Bardugo creates new fantasy-immersed worlds is unmatched.

Bestselling author Rick Riordan’s release of “Daughter of the Deep” details an aspiring underwater explorer, Ana Dakkar, and the sequence of events after a school field trip doesn’t go as planned. If you liked his critically acclaimed “The Lightning Thief” and the rest of the series, you’ll love this award-winner.

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