Ep 153: Best Books of the Year 2022

It's the FIFTH annual Best Books of the Year episode with my real life book club friends Yasmin Dunn and Stephanie Newman-Smith. 

This is one of my very favorite conversations every single December and I do not apologize that it is super sized!

Yasmin, Stephanie, and I share 3-4 of our favorite books of 2022 across all genres. 

As usual, there are some suprises, some curveballs, and LOTS of opinions. 

Laura’s Picks:

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Yasmin’s Picks:

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra

Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want To Be by Dr. Becky Kennedy

Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention-- And How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari

Steph’s Picks:

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

People Love Dead Jews: Reports From a Haunted Present by Dara Horn

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress

Also Mentioned:

The Line that Held Us by David Joy

Foster by Claire Keegan

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me documentary from Apple TV+

The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

Good Inside with Dr. Becky Podcast

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle

Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle

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