The most popular politics books of 2021

Politics books are about power: who has it, how they got it and what they do with it. Government, elections, ideologies, foreign affairs and protest are all here. Read them to understand the news more deeply, from reporters, insiders and scholars across the spectrum. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Free
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Free

Lea Ypi

Published 2021

304 pages

Unprotected
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Unprotected

Billy Porter

2021 · 2022 edition

288 pages

Trust the Plan
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Trust the Plan

Will Sommer

2021 · 2023 edition

260 pages

On Animals
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On Animals

Susan Orlean

Published 2021

241 pages