The list below includes my favorites of all the books I read in 2022. But first, thank you so much for reading Three Great Books. If your inbox is like mine, it’s full of newsletters, and it makes me very happy to see that so many people actually open this one!
I’ve linked the book titles to the newsletter in which they were originally featured if you want details. As always, you can reply back to this email with your opinions, questions, or suggestions.
FICTION
This Time Tomorrow, by Emma Straub
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin
Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson
Mercury Pictures Presents, by Anthony Marra
All That’s Left Unsaid, by Tracey Lien
The Change, by Kirsten Miller
Babel, by R.F. Kuang
NONFICTION
The Anthropocene Reviewed, by John Greene
Tell Me Everything, by Erika Krouse
Four Thousand Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman
Just Pursuit, by Laura Coates
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Looking ahead: I’m not a big rereader, because there’s always something new to grab my time and attention. But in 2023 I’ve decided to revisit three books that I haven’t read in 20+ years (see stack below). I’ll tell you how it goes. Happy New Year!