Favorite book picks of 2022

 

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