December is the month to look back at the year as it’s drawing to a close. I’m thinking about my favorite fiction from this past year. These are books I read in 2022… not all of them were published in 2022, but these are all my faves, old and new, from the year.
What kind of novels are my faves? I like character-driven novels with dialogue that rings true and a thoughtful, but not too heavy, storyline. This year I have embraced what I think of as slice-of-life fiction, but that’s not all you’ll see on this list!
If you like these kinds of books, curl up for the winter with one of these immersive novels:
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Activities of Daily Living by Lisa Hsiao Chen
This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Alias Emma by Ava Glass
The Boys by Katie Hafner
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Foundling by Ann Leary
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
The Change by Kirsten Miller
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
The No-Show by Beth O’Leary
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Happy Reading! See you all in 2023!
Great list. Thanks.