Best Short Story Collection/Graphic Novel/Poetry of 2021 - Voting Thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/rjwag3/best_short_story_collectiongraphic_novelpoetry_of/

created by vincoug on 19/12/2021 at 13:00 UTC

7 upvotes, 15 top-level comments (showing 15)

Welcome readers!

This is the voting thread for the best Short Story Collection/Graphic Novel/Poetry of 2021! From here, you can make nominations, vote, and discuss the best Short Story Collection/Graphic Novel/Poetry of 2021. Here are the rules:

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Nominations

• Nominations are made by posting a parent comment.

• Note whether your nomination is for Poetry, Graphic Novel, or Short Story Collection

• Parent comments will only be nominations. If you're not making a nomination you must reply to another comment or your comment will be removed.

• All nominations must have been originally published in 2021.

• Please search the thread before making your own nomination. Duplicate nominations will be removed.

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Voting

• Voting will be done using upvotes.

• You can vote for as many books as you'd like.

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Other Stuff

• Nominations will be left open until Sunday January 16 at which point they will be locked, votes counted, and winners announced.

• These threads will be left in contest mode until voting is finished.

• Most importantly, have fun!

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Best of 2021 Lists

To remind you of some of the great books that were published this year, here's the /r/Books' Megalist of Best of 2021 Lists

Comments

Comment by zebrafish- at 19/12/2021 at 21:29 UTC

6 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So, short story collection. Blew me away!

Comment by carolina_on_my_mind at 19/12/2021 at 19:37 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman (poetry)

Comment by Hemingbird at 19/12/2021 at 17:01 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami (Short Story Collection)

Comment by teenyterrier at 19/12/2021 at 13:21 UTC*

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel - Graphic Novel

Comment by [deleted] at 19/12/2021 at 15:48 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by [deleted] at 19/12/2021 at 17:10 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by carolina_on_my_mind at 19/12/2021 at 19:34 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson (short story collection)

Comment by Dylnuge at 19/12/2021 at 21:12 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Bubble by Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan, Illustrated by Tony Cliff and Natalie Riess (Graphic Novel)

Comment by CrazyCatLadyForLife at 19/12/2021 at 15:46 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Squad by Maggie Tokuda- Hall (graphic novel)

Comment by PabloAxolotl at 19/12/2021 at 16:55 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Ex Libris by Matt Madden — Graphic Novel

Comment by Dylnuge at 19/12/2021 at 21:12 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin, Illustrated by Jamal Campbell (Graphic Novel)

Comment by AhabsPegleg at 20/12/2021 at 06:55 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor (short story collection)

Comment by [deleted] at 21/12/2021 at 20:41 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu (Graphic Novel)

Comment by skipskiphooray at 22/12/2021 at 07:01 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson (short story collection)

Comment by thrownoffthehump at 23/12/2021 at 00:23 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Skinship: Stories, by Yoon Choi (short story collection)