Top 10 Books of 2022
STARRED REVIEW
December 2022

Top 10 Books of 2022

2022 brought innumerable literary wonders, but as far as the year’s very best, we’ve narrowed it down to 10 outstanding titles.
STARRED REVIEW
December 2022

Top 10 Books of 2022

2022 brought innumerable literary wonders, but as far as the year’s very best, we’ve narrowed it down to 10 outstanding titles.
December 2022

Top 10 Books of 2022

2022 brought innumerable literary wonders, but as far as the year’s very best, we’ve narrowed it down to 10 outstanding titles.
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Babel by R.F. Kuang

Set in an alternate Victorian Britain, R.F. Kuang’s standalone historical fantasy is an unforgiving examination of the cost of power.

Babel

Everywhere With You by Carlie Sorosiak, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth

Carlie Sorosiak and Devon Holzwarth’s flawless picture book rings with a tender truth: When you are with the ones you love, everywhere you go is home.

Everywhere With You by Carlie Sorosiak and Devon Holzwarth

Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola

This enemies-­to-lovers romance set on a British university campus hums with Bolu Babalola’s energetic, intelligent voice.

Honey and Spice jacket

An Immense World by Ed Yong

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Yong’s nonfiction study of animal senses is an immersive, page-turning reading experience.

An Immense World book cover

In Love by Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom is known for examining the dynamics of intimacy in her fiction, but she has never gotten closer to the flame than in this memoir of her husband’s early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

In Love book jacket

Lolo’s Light by Liz Garton Scanlon

Liz Garton Scanlon’s compelling middle grade novel glows with empathy and understanding.

Lolo's Light by Liz Garton Scanlon book cover

Man o’ War by Cory McCarthy

This YA novel’s exploration of queer identity ferociously resists the idea that coming out is a simple or straightforward process.

Man O' War by Cory McCarthy

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

Despite its doomed Midwestern setting, Tess Gunty’s debut novel makes storytelling seem like the most fun a person can have.

The Rabbit Hutch book jacket

Trust by Hernan Diaz

Hernan Diaz’s second novel is a beautifully composed masterpiece that examines the insidious disparities between rich and poor, truth and fiction.

Trust book cover

Winter Work by Dan Fesperman

Dan Fesperman’s intense post-Cold War mystery savvily addresses both the personal and political pressures facing an East German spy.

Winter Work book cover

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In Love
By Amy Bloom
Random House

ISBN 9780593243947

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Babel

Babel

By R.F. Kuang
Harper Voyager
ISBN 9780063021433
Everywhere With You

Everywhere With You

By Carlie Sorosiak
Walker
ISBN 9781536214970
Honey and Spice

Honey and Spice

By Bolu Babalola
William Morrow
ISBN 9780063141483
An Immense World

An Immense World

By Ed Yong
Random House
ISBN 9780593133231
In Love

In Love

By Amy Bloom
Random House
ISBN 9780593243947
Lolo’s Light

Lolo’s Light

By Liz Garton Scanlon
Chronicle
ISBN 9781797212944
Man o’ War

Man o’ War

By Cory McCarthy
Dutton
ISBN 9780593353707
The Rabbit Hutch

The Rabbit Hutch

By Tess Gunty
Knopf
ISBN 9780593534663
Trust

Trust

By Hernan Diaz
Riverhead
ISBN 9780593420317
Winter Work

Winter Work

By Dan Fesperman
Knopf
ISBN 9780593321607

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