Best Book Club Fiction of 2022

by Hanna Bervoets ; translated by Emma Rault

Bervoets just gets it. This is, unironically, a novel for our time. Full review >

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by Alice Elliott Dark

Elegantly structured, beautifully written, and altogether diverting, with a powerful message about land ownership in America. Full review >

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by John Darnielle

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

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by Jennifer Egan

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

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by Mohsin Hamid

A provocative tale that raises questions of racial and social justice at every turn. Full review >

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by Hugo Hamilton

A haunting story that provides a welcome reminder of the enduring lives of books. Full review >

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by Andrew Holleran

Ostensibly about gay men getting older and being alone, this novel is really about everyone getting older and being alone. Full review >

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by Barbara Kingsolver

An angry, powerful book seething with love and outrage for a community too often stereotyped or ignored. Full review >

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by Emily St. John Mandel

Even more boldly imagined than Station Eleven. Exciting to read, relevant, and satisfying. Full review >

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by Ernesto Mestre-Reed

A compelling, melancholy novel that explores the beautiful rise and often violent breakdown of dreams, ideals, and love. Full review >

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by Celeste Ng

Underscores that the stories we tell about our lives and those of others can change hearts, minds, and history. Full review >

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by Ali Smith

A truly marvelous tale of pandemic and puns and endurance. Full review >

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by Susan Straight

This is a novel that pushes back against the clichés of Southern California to reveal the complex human territory underneath. Full review >

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