My 2022 Reading List

Reading for fun took a backseat for me over the last couple of years. I've read a lot for work and for my MFA program, but I haven't read a lot for myself. So this year, I'm focusing on making it a priority with 22 books I'm really excited to read.

And, I'm going to cheat on the first two (as they're books I'm already reading), so we're off to a great start.

Currently Reading

Right now, I'm listening to the audiobook of The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green. He narrates the book himself, which makes the personal essays feel closer to my heart. Everything is covered in this book, from songs to places we can never go. Some of the chapters with the most mundane titles are some of the most painful and heartwarming. It's absolute magic.

I'm also reading Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Mystery by Elle Cosimano. I'm about halfway through this book. So far, it's fast-paced and really enjoyable. It begs the question: how far will we go? And what happens when an already unexpected plan goes awry?

Revisiting Last Year's Reads

Next up on my list are a couple of books I started and didn't get through last year. These are:

• The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian.
• People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry.
• Disassembly Required: A Memoir of Midlife Resurrection by Beverly Willett.

These were all wonderful, but time got in the way. I'm excited to dive back into them!

Next Up

Forthcoming Books

• Even though I'm not finished with her first book, I'm really excited for Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead. This book is set to be released in February 2022.
• The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley, which will also be released in February 2022.
• One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle is set to be released in March 2022.
• I'm so excited for Meant to Be Mine by Hannah Orenstein. I read, loved, and reviewed another one of her novels, Head Over Heels, last year. Her new novel is coming out in June!

That's it — 22 books for 2022. I hope you enjoy at least one of these this year.

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