The Books I Loved in 2022
2022 was a great reading year for me. A few years ago I switched to reading on the Libby app (library app) on my phone, and haven’t looked back – it’s made reading much convenient and easier on my hands. Here are my favorites:
Ultimate Favorites:
Fiction: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin
What a story! Just incredible – and all the more so given that it’s a story about video game designers, but I’ve played about five minutes of video games ever and loved everything in the book, included passages set inside a game.
Non-fiction: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals – Oliver Burkeman
This is for all of us who act like we can get everything done (but, of course, we can’t since we won’t live forever).
Most Talked About
I got my husband to read this too, and we have been referencing it ever since.
Most Tears and Laughter
We All Want Impossible Things – Catherine Newman
A novel for anyone who ministers/lives/works/has been around death and dying. (And y’all, the cover copy does not do this book justice – it is a delight.)
For the Parents and Those Who Have Been Parented
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be – Becky Kennedy
This isn’t how I parent, but it sure is how I want to parent.
Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives – Mary Laura Philpott
Are you afraid of your kids dying or getting very sick? This is the one for you – and it is very much not a downer. (Also would fit into the category of most tears and laughter.)
Most Reread
These Precious Days: Essays – Ann Patchett
I’ve read the title essay at least three times already.
Most Insightful
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller – John Truby
This book exploded how I think about long-form stories.