Year-End Lists

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2022
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The Candy House - Jennifer Egan

The Best Books of 2022 Entertainment Weekly

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English - Noor Naga

Best Literary Fiction of 2022 Library Journal

Time Is a Mother - Ocean Vuong

Books of 2022 The Skinny

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2022 Time: Annabel Gutterman

In Love - Amy Bloom

Best Books of 2022 USA Today

Either/Or - Elif Batuman

Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022 Lit Hub

Manhunt - Gretchen Felker-Martin

The Best Books of 2022 Vulture

In Love - Amy Bloom

The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 Time: Annabel Gutterman

South to America - Imani Perry

The 10 Best Books of 2022 Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli

Strangers to Ourselves - Rachel Aviv

The 5 Best Books of 2022 Los Angeles Times: Jessica Ferri

The Bald Eagle - Jack E. Davis

The 5 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 Los Angeles Times: Mary Ann Gwinn

Human Blues - Elisa Albert

The 5 Best Fiction Books of 2022 Los Angeles Times: Bethanne Patrick

Trust - Hernan Diaz

The 5 Best Novels of 2022 Los Angeles Times: Mark Athitakis

All This Could Be Different - Sarah Thankam Mathews

The 10 Best Books of 2022 Slate: Dan Kois

The Book of Goose - Yiyun Li

The 10 Best Books of 2022 Slate: Laura Miller

Foster - Claire Keegan

Favorite Books of 2022 Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan

Trust - Hernan Diaz

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times

Liberation Day - George Saunders

Our Favorite Books of 2022 Oprah Daily

Solito - Javier Zamora

Best Books of 2022 New York Public Library

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka

Best Fiction of 2022 Financial Times: Laura Battle

Olga Dies Dreaming - Xóchitl González

100 Notable Books of 2022 New York Times

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

Top 10 Books of 2022 Chicago Public Library

Lost & Found - Kathryn Schulz

Best Nonfiction of 2022 Powell's Books

Trust - Hernan Diaz

Best Fiction of 2022 Powell's Books

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