It's estimated that around 2 to 3 million books are published every year. Luckily, ThriftBooks knows books pretty well, so we've narrowed that list down to the best of 2022's new releases. Here they are, the best books of the year 2022!
Literature & Fiction
Kids' & YA
Nonfiction
Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense
Romance
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cookbooks
Featured Author
James Patterson
The author of the year for 2022 is James Patterson. With fourteen books published this year, he has been and remains one of the most prolific and popular modern writers. Although best known for his Mystery, Thriller & Suspense titles, he's authored works in many genres, from Non-Fiction to Young Adult, Historical Fiction, and Romance.
Patterson has the distinction of making our full Best Books of 2022 list three times, with his books The Horsewoman, Run Rose Run, and 22 Seconds.
More from this authorBook Riot's Best of 2022
Babel or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revoluti
R.F. Kuang
from: $12.99
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
from: $17.37