Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

2022
The School for Good Mothers - Jessamine Chan

The Best Books of 2022 Entertainment Weekly

Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver

Best Literary Fiction of 2022 Library Journal

Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield

Books of 2022 The Skinny

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2022 Time: Annabel Gutterman

Liberation Day - George Saunders

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

The Rabbit Hutch - Tess Gunty

The 10 Best Books of 2022 Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli

Love Me Tender - Constance Debré

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

Very Cold People - Sarah Manguso

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

Mothercare - Lynne Tillman

The 10 Best Books of 2022 Slate: Dan Kois

The Candy House - Jennifer Egan

The 10 Best Books of 2022 Slate: Laura Miller

Foster - Claire Keegan

Favorite Books of 2022 Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan

Checkout 19 - Claire-Louise Bennett

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times

Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm - Laura Warrell

Our Favorite Books of 2022 Oprah Daily

Vladimir - Julia May Jonas

Best Books of 2022 New York Public Library

Trust - Hernan Diaz

Best Fiction of 2022 Financial Times: Laura Battle

Trust - Hernan Diaz

100 Notable Books of 2022 New York Times

Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver

Top 10 Books of 2022 Chicago Public Library

The Method - Isaac Butler

Best Nonfiction of 2022 Powell's Books

The Books of Jacob - Olga Tokarczuk

Best Fiction of 2022 Powell's Books