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Books of the Year 2022

At The Reading Agency, we have read a lot of brilliant books over the past year; books that have made us laugh, cry and left us with a lot to discuss. Members of our team have picked the books that have stood out for them this year and shared a few words on why they loved it. We hope you find some inspiration for your next read, or perhaps spot a few titles you have enjoyed yourself. Dive in today and don’t forget to tell us what you thought of any of the books on the list by tagging us on social media using #BooksOfTheYear and tagging @readingagency! Find out more about the list.

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

there are more things

Yara Rodrigues Fowler

Moon Witch, Spider King: Dark Star Trilogy 2

Marlon James

The Flames: A gripping historical novel set in 1900s Vienna, featuring four fiery women

Sophie Haydock

What A Mother's Love Don't Teach You

Sharma Taylor

Young Mungo: The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

Douglas Stuart

Honey & Spice: the heart-melting TikTok Book Club pick

Bolu Babalola

Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet

George Monbiot

A Flicker in the Dark

Stacy Willingham

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

Dave Grohl

Our Missing Hearts

Celeste Ng

Mad Honey: The most compelling novel you'll read in 2022

Jodi Picoult, and, Jennifer Finney Boylan

Lessons

Ian McEwan

Best of Friends

Kamila Shamsie

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

Rising to the Surface

Lenny Henry

Our Share of Night

Mariana Enriquez, and, Megan McDowell

A Heart That Works: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Rob Delaney

Cold Coast

Robyn Mundy

Yearbook 2022

The results are in! To celebrate National Reading Group Day on 14 September, we asked you for your recommendations for our 2022 Yearbook – the books that have made your group laugh, cry debate and more over the past year. We loved reading your recommendations and had a hard time selecting which books to put on our list. We hope that you enjoy them! Tell us what you thought of any of the books on the list by tagging us on social media using #booklist and tagging @readingagency!