The most popular loneliness books of 2021

Books about loneliness understand what it is to feel apart. A character lives alone in a big city, drifts from old friends or sits unseen in a crowded room. These novels and essays are tender and often funny, and they tend to end with a connection that matters. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Change
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Change

Édouard Louis

2021 · 2025 edition

256 pages

The Removed
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The Removed

Brandon Hobson

Published 2021

288 pages

Seek You
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Seek You

Kristen Radtke

Published 2021

352 pages

Burntcoat
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Burntcoat

Sarah Hall

Published 2021

224 pages

The Hare
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The Hare

Melanie Finn

Published 2021

321 pages

Tainna
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Tainna

Norma Dunning

Published 2021

160 pages

Chirp!
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Chirp!

Jamie A. Swenson, Scott Magoon

Published 2021

40 pages

Aquarium A Novel
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Aquarium A Novel

Yaara Shehori, Todd Hasak-Lowy

2021 · 2022 edition

272 pages

Single Window
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Single Window

Daniel Sluman

Published 2021

103 pages