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Most Popular Books 2022

We’ve gathered the most popular books in 2022 for a look back at the year! In each of our monthly newsletters, we share the top two most-viewed titles on the Reading Group Choices site for that month.

Here are the titles — a mix of fiction and nonfiction — that caught our readers’ attention from January to December: the most popular books in 2022. Do you remember these great reads? See if they match your own group’s most popular books…


January

One of our recommended books is Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict    One of our recommended books is Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

1. Her Hidden Genius
by Marie Benedict

2. Olga Dies Dreaming
by Xochitl Gonzalez

 

 

February

One of our recommended books is The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva JurczykOne of our recommended books is City of a Thousand Gates by Rebecca Sacks

1. The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
by Eva Jurczyk

2. City of a Thousand Gates
by Rebecca Sacks

 

 

March

One of our recommended books is The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah PekkanenOne of our recommended books is Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr

1. The Golden Couple
by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

2. Woman on Fire
by Lisa Barr

 

 

April

One of our recommended books is The Tsarina's Daughter by Ellen AlpstenOne of our recommended books is Activities of Daily Living by Lisa Hsiao Chen

1. The Tsarina’s Daughter
by Ellen Alpsten

2. Activities of Daily Living
by Lisa Hsiao Chen

 

 

May

One of our recommended books is The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele RichardsonOne of our recommended books is Birds of Caliornia by Katie Cotugno

1. The Book Woman’s Daughter
by Kim Michele Richardson

2. Birds of California
by Katie Cotugno

 

 

June

One of our recommended books is The Woman in the Library by Sulari GentillOne of our recommended books is The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

1. The Woman in the Library
by Sulari Gentill

2. The Lies I Tell
by Julie Clark

 

 

July

One of our recommended books is Undistracted by Bob GoffOne of our recommended books is Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

1. Undistracted
by Bob Goff

2. Sorrow and Bliss
by Meg Mason

 

 

August

One of our recommended books is Clark and Division by Naomi HiraharaOne of our recommended books is The Poet's House by Jean Thompson

1. Clark and Division
by Naomi Hirahara

2. The Poet’s House
by Jean Thompson

 

 

September

One of our recommended books is The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorrisOne of our recommended books is Children of the Catastrophe by Sarah Shoemaker

1. The Ways We Hide
by Kristina McMorris

2. Children of the Catastrophe
by Sarah Shoemaker

 

 

October

One of our recommended books is The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna RobinsonOne of our recommended books is Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

1. The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
by Shauna Robinson

2. Lavender House
by Lev AC Rosen

 

 

November

One of our recommended books is Zorrie by Laird HuntOne of our recommended books is The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson

1. Zorrie
by Laird Hunt

2. The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks
by Shauna Robinson

 

 

December

One of our recommended books is The Seamstress of Sardinia by Biance PitzornoOne of our recommended books is The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

1. The Seamstress of Sardinia
by Bianca Pitzorno

2. The Last Party
by Clare Mackintosh

 

 


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And for more top picks, browse our Most-Viewed on the RGC Website for 2022!