MCCPL: Staff Picks: Best Of 2021

Paducah KY

22 December, 2021

5:47 PM

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Press release from the McCracken County Public Library: Sarah December 22, 2021 As Library workers, books, movies and music are kind of our thing. At the end of each year, we compile all of our favorites from that year to share. These brought us joy or diversion, or made us think, or enhanced our lives in some way through another tough year. All titles listed were released in 2021 and are available for free checkout through the Library in either a physical format that you hold in your hand (a book, a CD, a DVD) or in a virtual format that read, watch or listen to with your phone or tablet (like an ebook or downloadable music). BOOKS Nonfiction and History  Cole, Mel D. American Protest: Photographs 2020-2021  Defoe, Gideon. An Atlas of Extinct Countries  Dyja, Thomas. New York, New York, New York: Four Decades of Success, Excess and Transformation  Green, Elon. Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust and Murder in Queer New York  Haig, Matt. The Comfort Book  Hannah-Jones, Nikole. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story  Hubbard, Harlan. The Watercolors of Harlan Hubbard  Zimmerman, Jess. Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology  Biographies, Memoirs and Essays  Brown, Kelly Williams. Easy Crafts for the Insane: A Mostly Funny Memoir of Mental Illness and Making Things  Brunson, Quinta. She Memes Well  Cunningham, Bill. I Was Born When I was Very Young  Didion, Joan. Let Me Tell You What I Mean  Grohl, Dave. The Storyteller  Hough, Lauren. Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing  Morton, Andrew. Elizabeth and Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters  Pfeifer, Joseph. Ordinary Heroes, A Memoir of 9/11  Ruffin, Amber and Lacey Lamar. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey  Sedaris, David. Carnival of Snackery  Trejo, Danny. Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption and Hollywood  Tyson, Cicely. Just As I Am  Vitale, Tom. In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain  Zauner, Michelle. Crying in H-Mart  Food, Garden and Home Blakeney, Justina. Jungalow: Decorate Wild  Bruce, Alexandra. Sustainable Style: 27 Garments to Sew for a Considered Closet Martin, Rachel Louise. Hot Hot Chicken: A Nashville Story  Michel, Quita. Just a Few Miles South: Timeless Recipes from Our Favorite Places  Tucci, Stanley. Taste: My Life Through Food  Fiction Benedict, Marie. The Personal Librarian Boyle, T.C. Talk to Me Charlier, Marj. The Rebel Nun Davidson, Ash. Damnation Spring Flanagan, Erin. Deer Season Franzen, Jonathan. Crossroads Hannah, Kristin. The Four Winds McConaghy, Charlotte. Once There Were Wolves Morris, Heather. Three Sisters Peters, Torrey. Detransition, Baby Reid, Taylor Jenkins. Malibu Rising Rowley, Steven. The Guncle Shipstead, Maggie. The Great Circle Snicket, Lemony. Poison for Breakfast Strout, Elizabeth. Oh William! Suzuki, Izumi. Terminal Boredom Towles, Amor. The Lincoln Highway Whitehead, Colson. Harlem Shuffle Mystery and Suspense Bell, David. Kill All Your Darlings Bohjalian, Chris. The Hour of the Witch Cosimano, Elle. Finlay Donovan is Killing It Dean, Abigail. Girl A Glover, Michael. St. Sebastin: Stone Roses Harper, Jane. The Survivors King, Stephen. Billy Summers King, Stephen. Later Romance Hazelwood, Ali. The Love Hypothesis Henry, Emily. The People We Meet on Vacation McQuiston, Casey. One Last Stop Rocha, Kit. The Devil You Know Graphic Novels Lai, Lee. Stone Fruit Powell, Nate. Save It for Later Teens Colbert, Brandy. Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Lee, C.B. Clash of Steel Lim, Elizabeth. Six Crimson Cranes Lo, Malinda. Last Night at the Telegraph Club Moskowitz, Hannah. The Love Song of Ivy K. Harlowe Moulite, Maika. One of the Good Ones Polydoros, Aiden. The City Beautiful Sharpe, Tess. The Girls I've Been Sutanto, Jesse Q. The Obsession Thomas, Angie. Concrete Rose Kids Bassi, Sandro. Alien Nation Flintham, Thomas. Supper Rabbit Boy Team Up Trouble Lucas, Chad. Thanks a Lot, Universe Lukoff, Kyle. Too Bright to See Medina, Nico. Who is RuPaul Pilkey, Dav. Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 Taylor, Jazz. Meow or Never Tellegen, Toon. I Wish West, Tracey. Howl of the Wind Dragon Early Readers Brown, Peter. Fred Gets Dressed Cherry, Monica. The Husky from Kentucky Clark, Carla. You Be Daddy Diaz, Lucky. Paletero Man Feder, Tyler. Bodies are Cool Gauld, Tom. The Log Princess and the Wooden Robot Ghigna, Charles. Once Upon Another Time Gormon, Amanda. Change Sings: A Children's Anthem Hannah-Jones, Nikole and Renee Watson. Born on the Water Juck, Lee. One Day Marlow, Layn. Noah's Seal Morales, Yuyi. Bright Star Ode, Eric. Larry Gets Lost in the Library Reynolds, Emma. Amara and the Bats Todd, Traci N. Nina VanSickle, Vikki. Anonymouse Wall, Phoebe. Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest Weatherford, Carole Boston. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre Williams, Schele. Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History MOVIES AND TV Candyman His Dark Materials, Season 2 Lovecraft Country Luca Mare of Easttown Minari Pig Promising Young Woman Respect Scooby Doo Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Titane MUSIC Adele. 30 Baker, Julien. Little Oblivions. Black Keys. Delta Kream BTS, Butter (Megan Thee Stallion Remix) DMX. Exodus Doja Cat. Planet HER Eilish, Billie. Happier Than Ever Fleck, Bela. My Bluegrass Heart Japanese Breakfast. Jubilee Parks, Arlo. Collapsed. Shires, Amanda. For Christmas Silk Sonic, An Evening with Silk Sonic Swift, Taylor. Red (Taylor's Version) Twice. Formula of Love Tyler the Creator. Call Me If You Get Lost West, Kanye. Donda This press release was produced by the McCracken County Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.