The most popular journalism books of 2021

Books about journalism follow reporters after a story. Deadlines, sources, editors and powerful people who want the truth buried make for natural drama. Newsroom novels, thrillers and memoirs by correspondents who covered wars and scandals are all here. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Fulfillment
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Fulfillment

Alec MacGillis

Published 2021

400 pages

Wildland
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Wildland

Evan Osnos

Published 2021

465 pages

Palm Beach
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Palm Beach

Mary Adkins

Published 2021

304 pages

The Quiet Zone
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The Quiet Zone

Stephen Kurczy

2021 · 2022 edition

352 pages

Off the Record
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Off the Record

Peter Mansbridge

Published 2021

368 pages

Monkey Boy
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Monkey Boy

Francisco Goldman

2021 · 2022 edition

336 pages

Russian
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Russian

Anna S. Kudyma

Published 2021

584 pages