Biblio Files: 2022

A new year means a new list of books that I read over the last twelve months. I distinctly remember looking at last year's book count and realizing maybe I was a little out of balance. Perhaps I was reading too much. My total in 2021 was 125 books. I decided I would bring that number down in 2022.

I did not succeed at that goal.

My total book count for 2022 was 169 books.

That seems excessive, doesn't it?

I'm trying to figure out how I got that high number. I cut down on social media this year, that probably helped. I usually watch a TV show or movie while I exercise, but in December I switched to listening to books most days instead. During the beginning of the year I would often listen to books while I made dinner, if I wasn't needed by a child during that time. Hmm, I guess all those little changes made a big difference. I also didn't read any super long books last year, the longest was probably still under twenty hours, so I was able to fit more books in.

Phoebe decided she wanted to read romances at the beginning of 2022. That made me a little anxious and I asked if I could preview a few and make recommendations. I'm glad I did and no, I did not recommend all of them. I also can confirm that romance is still not my genre. I read a lot of YA sci-fi and fantasy in 2022, but that's not really out of the ordinary. The best book I read all year was The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett Graff. It was so heartbreaking and difficult, but so beautiful as well.

Only one book club survived into 2022 (huzzah LLBC, aka my two-person book club!), so there aren't as many book club picks for this list. Those are starred, the physical books I read are italicized, and the especially profound books are underlined.

What did you read last year? I'm always looking for new books to add to my list!

January:

1. Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
2. Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
3. ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
4. Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
5. Evershore by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
6. Gilded by Marissa Meyer
7. Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
8. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
9. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
10. Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers by Patrick Kavanaugh*
11. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
12. The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris* (Read aloud to Sophie at bedtime.)
13. Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
14. The Gift of Forgiveness by Kathrine Schwarzeneggar Pratt

February:

1. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett Graff*
2. Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine
3. Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine
4. How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
5. Heartless by Marissa Meyer
6. Renegades by Marissa Meyer
7. Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine
8. The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
9. Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
10. Supernova by Marissa Meyer
11. The Selection by Kiera Cass
12. The Elite by Keira Cass
13. The One by Keira Cass
14. Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine
15. The Spirit of Revelation by David A. Bednar
16. Migraine by Maria Konnikova

March:

1. When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
2. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
3. The Lost Sisters by Holly Black
4. Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer
5. Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
6. The Golden Tower by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
7. The Wicked King by Holly Black
8. The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
9. From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
10. Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
11. The Stolen Kingdom by Jillian Boehme
12. The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
13. Call of the Wild by Jack London
14. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
15. Stormrise by Jillian Boehme
16. Grace to Become by Emily Belle Freeman
17. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck*
18. Flunked by Jen Calonita
19. The Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen
20. October 2021 General Conference

April:

1. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
2. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
3. Heidi by Johanna Spyri
4. We Bought a Zoo by Benjamin Mee*
5. Far Above Rubies by Tamara Uzelac Hall
6. Love Boldly: Embracing Your LGBTQ Loved Ones and Your Faith by Becky Mackintosh
7. A Whole New World by Liz Braswell
8. Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
9. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
10. The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
11. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
12. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
13. Music Is History by Questlove
14. The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
15. The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

May:

1. Everyday Disciples by Taylor Ricks
2. The Sea in Winter by Christine Day
3. Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner
4. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman*
5. Pride by Ibi Zoboi
6. That Summer by Sarah Dessen
7. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer
8. The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
9. Women Who Believe by Heather B. Moore and Angela Eschl
10. The Law of Love by Steve Young
11. Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
12. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
13. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
14. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Nancy Springer
15. Not Cinderella's Type by Jenni James
16. Blended by Sharon M. Draper
17. Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen M.D.

June:

1. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
2. Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
3. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer
4. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery by Maryrose Wood
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon
6. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer
7. The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye by Nancy Springer
8. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Unseen Guest by Maryrose Wood
9. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
10. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen*

July: 

1. The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
2. Superpowered by Renee Jain
3. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Interrupted Tale by Maryrose Wood
4. This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel*
5. OCDaniel by Wesley King
6. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Unmapped Sea by Maryrose Wood
7. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
8. Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni

August:

1. Own Your Past Change Your Future by John Delony
2. Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj
3. The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman
4. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Long-Lost Home by Maryrose Wood
5. The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
6. Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
7. The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
8. Redefining Anxiety by John Delony
9. Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons by Nancy Springer
10. Saints Volume 3*
11. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
12. The Cay by Theodore Taylor
13. Psalms
14. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
15. Once and For All by Sarah Dessen
16. The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick

September:

1. Baby, Unplugged by Sophie Brickman
2. Mr. Popper's Penguins by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
3. Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
4. Honey by Sarah Weeks
5. The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
6. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
7. The Girl In His Shadow by Audrey Blake*
8. The Office BFFs by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey
9. Hooked by Sutton Foster
10. The Surgeon's Daughter by Audrey Blake
11. April 2022 General Conference
12. Home Made Lovely by Shannon Acheson

October:

1. The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King*
2. Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult
3. Mom Babble by Mary Katherine Backstrom
4. The Sibling Effect by Jeffrey Kluger
5. Holy Hot Mess by Mary Katherine Backstrom
6. The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
7. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
8. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer
9. Thursdays With the Crown by Jessica Day George
10. The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
11. Fridays With the Wizards by Jessica Day George

November:

1. Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George
2. Is He Nuts? Why a Gay Man Would Become a Member of the Church of Jesus Christ by Dennis Schleicher
3. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
4. A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd*
5. The Secrets of Love Story Bridge by Phaedra Patrick
6. The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
7. The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
8. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
9. The Four Tendancies by Gretchen Rubin
10. The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin

December:

1. An Impartial Witness by Charles Todd
2. A Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott*
3. Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick
4. The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
5. A Bitter Truth by Charles Todd
6. Come Follow Me: Old Testament, Sunday School Manual
7. Come Follow Me: Old Testament, Primary Manual
8. Come Follow Me: Old Testament, Individuals and Families Manual
9. Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade by Nancy Springer
10. Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
11. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
12. The Book of Mormon
13. The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
14. Don't Miss This in the Old Testament by David Butler and Emily Belle Freeman
15. An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd
16. Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
17. Navigate Your Stars by Jesmyn Ward
18. Christmas Eve 1914 by Charles Oliver
19. If You Ask Me by Betty White
20. A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond