The most popular masculinity books of 2021

Books about masculinity look at what it means to be a man. Strength, silence, fatherhood, friendship and the pressure to perform are explored in novels, memoirs and essays. They are honest about the harm some ideas of manhood do, and curious about better ones. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

Results

Heartstopper
Cover of Heartstopper

Heartstopper

Alice Oseman

2021 · 2022 edition

384 pages

Concrete Rose
Cover of Concrete Rose

Concrete Rose

Angie Thomas

Published 2021

368 pages

Ground Zero
Cover of Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Alan Gratz

Published 2021

336 pages

Big Shot
Cover of Big Shot

Big Shot

Jeff Kinney

Published 2021

224 pages

The Bench
Cover of The Bench

The Bench

The Duchess of Sussex Meghan, Christian Robinson

Published 2021

40 pages