I used to publish my annual reading list on my blog (www.petelit.com), which is now defunct. I just realized that I never published 2021 list, which I now present here. The 2022 list will be published in a few weeks.
1. Roy Jacobsen, The Unseen
2. Tove Jansson, The True Deceiver
3. John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent
4. Joseph G. Peterson, Ninety-Nine Bottles
5. Edward Gorey, The Unstrung Harp
6. Lee Weiner, Conspiracy to Riot
7. Joe Meno, The Boy Detective Fails
8. Isaac Bashevis Singer, Enemies: A Love Story
9. William Trevor, My House in Umbria
10. Mark Costello, Middle Murphy
Honorable Mention: John Darnielle, Master of Reality; William Trevor, Last Stories; Jeff Sypeck: The Tale of Charlemagne and Ralph the Collier
Re-Readings: Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol; Jeff Sypeck, The Beallsville Calendar; Ben Tanzer, After the Flood; Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt