2022 was a good year for reading! I read a LOT of novels, added some romance novels to my stack for the first time, and started a bookstagram (follow me here!). I also spent a lot of time reading about issues facing refugees in 2022—in fact, I have a whole post just with book recs about the global refugee crisis! Keep reading for a list of everything I read in 2022!
I organized this post into the following categories so that you can easily find book recommendations that match what you’re interested in! My top reads are in bold.
- faith
- middle east / refugees
- novels
- fantasy
- romance
- mystery / thriller
- memoirs
- poetry
faith
- Liturgy of the Ordinary – Tish Harrison Warren
- When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual Abuse – Chuck DeGroat
middle east / refugees
- A Land of Permanent Goodbyes – Atia Abawi
- After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America – Jessica Goudeau
- Dear World: A Syrian Girl’s Story of War and Plea for Peace – Bana Alabed
- I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced – Nujood Ali
- In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor’s Journey in the Saudi Kingdom – Qanta Ahmed
- Refuge – Dina Nayeri
- The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner #1) – Deborah Ellis
- Parvana’s Journey (The Breadwinner #2) – Deborah Ellis
- My Name Is Parvana (The Breadwinner #4) – Deborah Ellis
- The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War – Delphine Minoui
- The Girl Who Escaped ISIS – Farida Khalaf
- The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After – Clemantine Wamariya
- The Naked Don’t Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees – Matthieu Aikins
novels
- A Burning – Megha Majumdar
- Britt-Marie Was Here – Fredrik Backman
- Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls #1) – Lisa See
- Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls #2) – Lisa See
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Lisa See
- The Island of Sea Women – Lisa See
- The Last Exiles – Ann Shin
- The Leavers – Lisa Ko
- The Revisioners – Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
fantasy
- A Game of Thrones (Game of Thrones #1) – George R.R. Martin
- A Clash of Kings (Game of Thrones #2) – George R.R. Martin
- A Storm of Swords (Game of Thrones #3) – George R.R. Martin
- A Feast for Crows (Game of Thrones #4) – George R.R. Martin
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Game of Thrones novella) – George R.R. Martin
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
romance
- Beach Read – Emily Henry
- Book Lovers – Emily Henry
- Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus
- People We Meet on Vacation – Emily Henry
mystery / thriller
- In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) – Tana French
- The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad #2) – Tana French
- The Butcher and the Wren – Alaina Urquhart
- The Ink Black Heart (Cormoran Strike #6) – Robert Galbraith
- The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side – Agatha Christie
- They Do It with Mirrors – Agatha Christie
memoirs
- The Nazis Knew My Name – Magda Hellinger
poetry
- Call Us What We Carry – Amanda Gorman
