2022 book list.

Another year, another book list. Overall, I managed to read a smidge over a book a week, which feels like a big accomplishment. Looking through this year’s titles, it’s clear I continued to gravitate towards more lighthearted picks: beach reads, fluffy romance, etc. No surprise, given how weird 2022, but before I forget about the last 12 months entirely, here’s a look back with links to a few favorites:

1. The Sixth Wedding by Elin Hilderbrand

2. Hail Mary by Britni De La Cretaz 

3. On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason

4. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

5. Mr. Know-It-All by John Waters

6. The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 

7. The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

8. The Sisters Sweet by Elizabeth Weiss

9. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

10. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

11. Storyteller by Dave Grohl

12. Strangers I Know by Claudia Durastanti

13. Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty

14. A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

15. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

16. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

17. Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green

18. French Braid by Anne Tyler

19. Beach Read by Emily Henry

20. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

21. Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

22. One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

23. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 

24. The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 

25. Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

26. Lonely Boy by Steve Jones

27. How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur

28. Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand 

29. The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall and Doug Abrams

30. Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper

31. Tanqueray by Stephanie Johnson and Brandon Stanton 

32. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

33. Lifting Heavy Things by Laura Khoudari

34. Close to Shore by Michael Capuzzo

35. Book Lovers by Emily Henry 

36. The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John “Chick” Donahue 

37. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

38. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

39. Writers & Lovers by Lily King

40. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe 

41. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

42. Hook, Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

43. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 

44. Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout 

45. Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey

46. Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey

47. The Suite Spot by Trish Doller

48. Taste by Stanley Tucci

49. Wintering by Katherine May

50. Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

51. One Italian Summer by Rebecca Searle

52. After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

53. All Over the Place by Geraldine DeRuiter

54. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Only a few days in, and I’m already on my second read of 2023, so safe to say we’re off and running. Not sure when I’ll be back, but until then - thanks for following along and happy reading.

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