Best Books of 2022

I couldn’t put it down.

Reading is one of my greatest pleasures. It makes me feel both deeply relaxed and acutely stimulated, firmly grounded yet completely transported. I read 30 books in 2022, and today I’m sharing my Top 12 favorites. I’ve kept it short and sweet so you can easily skim through to see what piques your interest. I wish you a Happy New Year and may your 2023 be filled with good books, both for you and your children.

1. Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
2. Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
3. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
4. Booth by Karen Joy Fowler
5. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
6. Book Lovers by Emily Henry
7. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
8. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
9. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
10. Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
11. Father of the Rain by Lily King
12. Minimalista by Shira Gill

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The one I read in a single day.

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The one whose sentences I kept re-reading because the writing was gorgeous.

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The one that made me feel like a teenager again.

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The one that reminded me that American politics have been dire before.

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The one that felt eerily familiar because it takes place during a previous pandemic.

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The one I’d recommend for your beach bag.

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The one that made me realize I *do* like sci-fi.

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The one about a badass strong female.

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The one that was addictively creepy.

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The one that opened my eyes about the immigrant experience in America.

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The one about family drama.

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The one that showed me how to achieve a more elevated and organized home.