Okay, so we cannot quite believe that 2022 is almost over, but we’re ready anyway! This ep, we’re bringing you a list of some of our absolute standout books we’ve read this year. As always, we’ve got an eclectic mix covering all genres and styles.
Jacinta’s book recommendations:
- Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone
- The Giant Dark by Sarvat Hasin
- Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
- Meet Me in the Bathroomby Lizzy Goodman
- Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
- Life Support, edited by Julia Copus
- Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier
- Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
- Five Minute Therapy by Sarah Crosby
Emma’s book recommendations:
- Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran
- Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
- Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
- Honor by Thrity Umrigar
- The Power by Naomi Alderman
- I’m Glad My Mum Died by Jennette McCurdy
- QAnon and On by Van Badham
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Educated by Tara Westover
Other recommendations:
- Coverage of Joan Didion estate sale: https://auctionsnew.stairgalleries.com/auction/an-american-icon-property-from-the-collection-of-joan-didion-november-16-2022-13172/lots
- Great articles about Joan Didion’s estate sale: https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/joan-didion-estate-sale-recap.html https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/17/joan-didion-estate-sale-auction
- A League of their own TV show on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/League-Their-Own-Season/dp/B0B13Q4GTH
