2022 Reading — My Year in Books

Goodreads tells me I read 74 books this year, totaling 19,000 pages. I try to read about 6 every month, but I see that I read some pretty short ones. I keep a reading journal, so if you’re interested you can check out my reaction to all the books I read, and below I’ve posted a picture of all their covers.

Favorite 2022 Reads, in no particular order:

Fiction

A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre

Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

Milkman by Anna Burns

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Circle by Dave Eggers

Nonfiction

Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum

These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

An Immense World by Ed Yong

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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