The 10 Best Books of 2022

The staff of The New York Times Book Review have chosen this year’s standout fiction and nonfiction.

AN IMMENSE WORLD by Ed Yong

TRUST by Hernan Diaz

STAY TRUE by Hua Hsu

CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan


STRANGERS TO OURSELVES by Rachel Aviv

DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver

UNDER THE SKIN by Linda Villarosa

THE FURROWS by Namwali Serpell

WE DON’T KNOW OURSELVES by Finan O’Toole

CHECKOUT 19 by Claire Louise Bennett