| The fiction and nonfiction, old and new, that saw us through the past twelve months.  Illustration by June Park “In a year that began with an attempted coup, it was good to remember that zealotry and factionalism have menaced every society—and often make for excellent storytelling, too,” Julian Lucas writes, in this year’s compilation of the best books recommended by New Yorker writers. The list, an enticing mélange of novels, memoirs, and histories, tells a story of our year. There are reflections on existential despair and climate change, diversions on opera and fashion, meditations on desire and loss. And there are strange and wondrous books, to pore over at the breakfast table or to peruse in the midnight hour. As Merve Emre writes, about her recommendation, “I could smother the book with adoration.” —Jessie Li, newsletter editor Read “The Best Books of 2021.” | 
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