

"The Silent Patient," by Alex Michaelidesģ2. "Bridgerton: The Duke and I," by Julia Quinnģ0 "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," by Robert T. " Greenlights," by Matthew McConaugheyĢ9. "People We Meet on Vacation," by Emily HenryĢ6. "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" by Bill Martin Jr., Eric CarleĢ5. "The Song of Achilles," Madeline MillerĢ4. "I Love You to the Moon and Back," by Amelia Hepworth art by Tim WarnesĢ2. "They Both Die at the End," by Adam SilveraĢ1. "The Body Keeps the Score," by Bessel van der KolkĢ0. "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo," by Taylor Jenkins Reidġ9.

"Twelve and a Half," by Gary Vaynerchukġ8. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," by Eric Carleġ5. "The Four Agreements," by Don Miguel Ruizġ3. " Where the Crawdads Sing," by Delia Owensġ1. " Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot," by Jeff Kinneyĩ. " The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse," by Charlie MackesyĨ. "The Last Thing He Told Me," by Laura Daveħ. " Dog Man: Mothering Heights," by Dav PilkeyĦ. USA TODAY’s Top 100 bestselling books of 2021ġ. 63), and Will Smith with Mark Manson for " Will" came in at No. Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl also appeared with " The Storyteller" (No. 26), which was also the year's top memoir. Among the titles were " Greenlights" by Matthew McConaughey (No. 46).Īctors and rock stars also made appearances this year. 38) and "The Real Anthony Fauci" by Robert F. Only two other current affairs books appeared: "Peril" by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa (No. Unlike 2020 when titles on politics, former President Donald Trump and race and racism dominated, we did not see as many current affairs or political books in 2021's Top 100. 5) and Laura Dave's "The Last Thing He Told Me" (No. 2), which USA TODAY rated ★★★½ (out of four) and called "epic and transporting, a stirring story of hardship and love that is likely to lead to a film adaptation." Hannah was followed in the fiction category by Matt Haig's "The Midnight Library" (No. Kristin Hannah tops this year's adult fiction with " The Four Winds," (No. More: USA TODAY staff's 2021 favorite first-time reads: Add these 14 books to your to-be-read pile I apologize, and I pledge to do better," Pilkey wrote in a statement.

I hope that you, my readers, will forgive me, and learn from my mistake that even unintentional and passive stereotypes and racism is harmful to everyone. "It was and is wrong and harmful to my Asian readers, friends and family, and to all Asian people.

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"The Adventures of Ook and Gluk," published in 2010, was a spinoff of sorts of his popular "Captain Underpants" series that featured a time-traveling caveman who trains at Master Wong's School of Kung Fu. Pilkey publicly apologized and gave his full support to the halting of publication and distribution of the book. Pilkey's publisher Scholastic pulled one of his books in March because it said the book perpetuated passive racism. Though, much like 2021 itself, the year didn't bring all good news for the author. 28 and "Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspective" at No. 32 "Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls" at No. In addition to "Mothering Heights," Pilkey earned top spots for "Dog Man: Grime and Punishment" at No. Watch Video: Kelsea Ballerini gets personal in new book, ‘Feel Your Way Through’Ģ021 was a pretty good year for author Dav Pilkey. Not only is his children's book "Dog Man: Mothering Heights" USA TODAY's bestselling book of the year, but he also followed up the achievement with four more of his books landing in the Top 1, more than any other author.
