How is it 2023 already?
We haven’t finished our to-read list for 2022 yet! Here are a few of our favorites published in
the last year, and would love to hear about your favorites! We currently have a “Heavy Medal: Printz
Award” board of the 2022 teen books nominations in the Teen Section of the library
and you’re invited to vote for the titles you think most deserve the award. We
keep hoping to read more on the list before entering a vote, but the American
Library Association will be announcing the award winners on Jan. 23, so be sure
to get a vote in before then, as there is a prize for everyone who guesses the
winner correctly!
Adult 2022 favorites
Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Two
narratives: a modern day woman visiting the UK finds an apothecary bottle while
mudlarking and researches its history. Also, a female apothecary in the 1700s
who brews poisons for her female clients finds herself embroiled in a murder
mystery. (A favorite of 2 of our staff members & one of our Bookaholics
picks!)
An Immense World by Ed Yong. (Narrative non-fiction)
What
would animals say to us if we could communicate? This examines the many sensory
ways animals take in the world and makes one realize the limitations of human
perception. (Did you know turtles can sense magnetic currents? Or that scallops
actually have around 200 eyes that allow for telescopic vision?)
You
Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty, by Akwaeke Emezi
The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
Trust by Hernan
Diaz
Thistlefoot by Gennarose Nethercott
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by
Gabrielle Zevin
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
In a Garden Burning Gold by Rory Power
The Candy House, by Jennifer Egan
Teen 2022 favorites:
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
Alizeh
is a servant and seamstress trying to keep a low profile and survive, but her
eyes give her away to be Jinn, a race that the kingdom seeks to erase. She is also the last of the Jinn royalty and
when the Crown Prince, Kamran, notices her swordplay after she is attacked, he
is not likely to forget her.
Legendborn by Tracey Deonn
Bree’s
mother has died recently and Bree is still processing her grief. A new school
is helping, but when she sees something strange at a bonfire and later realizes
her memories were erased, Bree is determined to uncover the truth. The truth, however, is a strange combination
of magic, Arthurian legends, with a Southern veneer, and Bree’s ability to resist
mind-erasing sets her on a dangerous collision course with a powerful mage.
Cursed by Marissa Meyer
Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Children’s 2022 favorites:
Ear Worm by Jo Knowles
An
irresistible read aloud with animals who all have different songs stuck in
their heads.
My Parents won’t stop talking! By Emma Hunsinger and
Tillie Walden
A hilarious
look inside the brain of a patient, long suffering daughter.
Too Many Pigs and one big bad wolf by Davide Cali and
Marianna Balducci
Off-Limits by Helen Yoon
Just Help! By Sonia Sotomayor
I’m not scared, you’re scared by Seth Myers
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