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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