A narrowing-down, in list form:

I read so many great books this year
So many of them were published in 2021
So many of those published in 2021 were in the fantasy genre
So many of those shone a light on women’s rights in a way I’d categorize as feminist

So lo and behold! My round-up of best feminist fantasy books of 2021 was born. I pulled together a short list for Chicago Review of Books, ranging from retellings of myth (The Witch’s Heart, Ariadne) to YA stories of war (The Gilded Ones) to a completely re-imagined version of The Great Gatsby (The Chosen and the Beautiful).

Check out hthe full list here.