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40 Most Anticipated Books of 2022

FICTION

OLGA DIES DREAMING

by Xochitl Gonzalez

Atmospheric, intelligent, and well informed: an impressive debut. Full review >

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FICTION

NONE BUT THE RIGHTEOUS

by Chantal James

A mesmerizing story told by an impressive and captivating voice. Full review >

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FICTION

TO PARADISE

by Hanya Yanagihara

Gigantic, strange, exquisite, terrifying, and replete with mystery. Full review >

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FICTION

DEVIL HOUSE

by John Darnielle

An impressively meta work that delivers the pleasures of true-crime while skewering it. Full review >

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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING

by Marlon James

The second part of this trilogy is darker and, in many ways, more moving than its predecessor. Full review >

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FICTION

BOOTH

by Karen Joy Fowler

The similarities to today are riveting and chilling. Full review >

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FICTION

YOUNG MUNGO

by Douglas Stuart

Romantic, terrifying, brutal, tender, and, in the end, sneakily hopeful. What a writer. Full review >

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FICTION

THE CANDY HOUSE

by Jennifer Egan

A thrilling, endlessly stimulating work that demands to be read and reread. Full review >

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FICTION

SEARCH

by Michelle Huneven

Like the lamb shank at the cafeteria: tender, salty, and worthy of note. Full review >

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NONFICTION

THE ZEN OF THERAPY

by Mark Epstein

Empathetic and persuasive—one of the better books on psychotherapy and meditation in recent years. Full review >

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NONFICTION

MANIFESTO

by Bernardine Evaristo

A beautiful ode to determination and daring and an intimate look at one of our finest writers. Full review >

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NONFICTION

HOW WE CAN WIN

by Kimberly Jones

Demanding better, Jones provides a wise, measured look at the economic and social landscape of America. Full review >

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NONFICTION

THE NINETIES

by Chuck Klosterman

A fascinating examination of a period still remembered by most, refreshingly free of unnecessary mythmaking. Full review >

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CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES

THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS

by Jessie Singer

An eye-opening, urgent book that demands an end to inequality as a matter of life and death. Full review >

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