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It is not even November so I am not expecting to see a Best Books of the Year, But Publishers Weekly has put their out, so I am sharing with you:

https://best-books.publishersweekly.c...

I am already seeing lists of Best Mysteries of 2022 ... I refuse to read them this early. I mean we have not even passed the final publication season.

Activities of Daily Living - Lisa Hsiao Chen
All the Lovers in the Night - Mieko Kawakami
The Birdcatcher - Gayl Jones
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands] - Kate Beaton
The Furrows - Namwali Serpell
GG-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the American Century - Beverley Gage
The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family - Kerri K. Greenidge
An Immense World - Ed Yong
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - Meghan O'Rourke
The Rabbit Hutch - Tess Gunty

Added - Just to clarify, these aren't my picks. It's the Publisher's Weekly list. Most of these weren't on my radar at all before.

I'm going to have a hard time making my top 10 list this year.

I agree with Theresa, way too early, however I added two ( just cannot help myself-LoL) The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family and G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the American Century

My heart is always ready for a "best of" list 😈
I hate to tell ya, but 2022 is basically over 😂

Joanne wrote: "I agree with Theresa, way too early, however I added two ( just cannot help myself-LoL) The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family and [book:G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and..."

As I said in the thread title, yes it is too early, but like Meli, I love lists and like you and Nancy J, I always find something.

I posted it here so I could find time to go back through the list more carefully.

I've also never really had anything sneak in last minute as a favorite, but I think that is pure happenstance.

Thanks for the info. I do not agree with most of the choices but have to say that "The Invisible Kingdom" changed the way I think of things. Well worth the difficult read. peace, janz

NancyJ wrote: "Activities of Daily Living - Lisa Hsiao Chen
All the Lovers in the Night - Mieko Kawakami
The Birdcatcher - [autho..."

I'll have to read the Kate Beaton one for sure since my brother lived in Fort Mac for 5 years and two of his kids were born there (Fort Mac is Canadian for Fort MacMurray.) He was teaching physics at a college there, not making big $$ in the oil business. [book:Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands|59069071]
I have no idea why the link isn't showing up for the title only (not for me right now.)

However, there are a few that have peaked my interest!

I've read one, and had one on my Tbr
Added 9 to the wishlist.

Meli wrote: "My heart is always ready for a "best of" list 😈
I hate to tell ya, but 2022 is basically over 😂"

I still have preorders to arrive in November....

And have another preorder or two for November to place...

2022 not over!

I love these lists- I always find books I haven’t heard of, and add them to my wishlist. I’m often so focused on certain genres (re:fiction) that I have no idea what else is out there.

Thanks for sharing this, BNB!

Another list from BBC Culture:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...

One more from Vogue

https://www.vogue.com/article/best-bo...

Here is Kirkus Reviews Best of 2022 lists - multiple lists by genres,

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of...

I really like Kirkus Reviews. Decades ago, back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, I learned about their reviews from authors and others in the publishing and bookselling business I met who wrote some of them. You can even still find online Kirkus Reviews for books published way back then.

What cracks me up is how many on the scifi and fantasy list I read or have on my TBR compared to my passion, mysteries and thrillers. It is all because of my Feminerdy Book Club.

Ok, mid November so I will get it on it-LoL

For History Lovers:

https://www.bookpage.com/tag-page/the...

Booknblues wrote: "Another list from BBC Culture:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2..."

The BBC list has titles that are much more familiar to me. Many are already on my tbr, and I read 3 1/2 of them so far. I'm adding Nightcrawling to my TBR right now.

Thanks for posting these!

Theresa wrote: "Here is Kirkus Reviews Best of 2022 lists - multiple lists by genres,

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of...

I re..."

I like the Kirkus Review lists. Some of the descriptions of the books on the book club list made me feel uncomfortable or even queasy. I guess that means that they'll be thought-provoking. I really like their historical fiction. I already previewed (first chapter or so) The Book of Goose and Afterlives, and I know I'm going to like them.

Thank you for posting it!

Amazon's Best of 2022 List

https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss_...


1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
2. Solito
3. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention- and How to Think Deeply Again
4. Fairy Tale
5. Horse
6. Carrie Soto Is Back
7. Demon Copperhead
8. Our Missing Hearts
9. The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
10. City on Fire

The Washington Posts 10 best books:

https://wapo.st/3Oi8aS0

1.Afterlives
2. Demon Copperhead
3. Mecca
4. Trust
5. Young Mungo
6. Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir
7. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
8. The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change
9. Stay True: A Memoir
10. Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind

Anita wrote: "Amazon's Best of 2022 List

https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss_......"

Everyone seems to love Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, but it just doesn't seem like it would be up my alley. On the other hand, I've been wanting to read Solito.

Washington Post:

50 Notable Works of Fiction:

https://wapo.st/3XgIhq4

50 Notable Works of Nonfiction

https://wapo.st/3VaI8Cx

100 Notable Books of 2022 -NYT:( I gifted this, let me know if the link works.)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...

Booknblues wrote: "Anita wrote: "Amazon's Best of 2022 List

https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss_......"

@BnB, you might like it if you have access to a library copy to try for free. The book is more about relationships than it is the video games and is not sci fi at all. Even the games are based on history and relationships (like Oregon Trail).

NPR List is out

https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view...

Booknblues wrote: "100 Notable Books of 2022 -NYT:( I gifted this, let me know if the link works.)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2......"
I was able to access, I love how this is set up~

From the NYT, I added

American Midnight: Democracy's Forgotten Crisis, 1917-1921 AND

When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm aND

The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil- this seems to be on a lot of lists, so I broke down and added it.

NYPL LIST

https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/best-b...

Joanne wrote: "From the NYT, I added

American Midnight: Democracy's Forgotten Crisis, 1917-1921 AND

[book:When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consultin..."

I can vouch that the first two are excellent. Haven't read the 3rd one.

Theresa wrote: "NYPL LIST

https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/best-b..."

Great list Theresa, so many I never heard of, though there are about 5 on here that I have on my shelf. All the work of cutting the TBR is becoming a waste of time.

Joanne wrote: "Theresa wrote: "NYPL LIST

https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/best-b..."

Great list Theresa, so many I never heard of, thou..."

You are just adding more options. I have no illusions that the TBR will shrink, just that it will be freshened routinely with old dusty additions removed. Maybe we should substitute "refresh" for "trim"?

I found this list very different with a lot of intriguing possibilities previously unknown.

Theresa wrote: "NYPL LIST

https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/best-b..."

I got a few of these on my tbr and some nominated for my 2023 book club reads, or both:

The Change
Dead Silence
Siren Queen
How High We Go in the Dark

Here's one for those of us who like to listen

https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/bes...

The New York Times -10 Best Books:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/bo...

Here is Lithub's compilation of 2022's best books culled from several publications' best books lists. I found it interesting.

https://lithub.com/the-ultimate-best-...