Ep 45 - The best of 2022

Okay, so we cannot quite believe that 2022 is almost over, but we’re ready anyway! This ep, we’re bringing you a list of some of our absolute standout books we’ve read this year. As always, we’ve got an eclectic mix covering all genres and styles.

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Jacinta’s book recommendations:

1. Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781803287324/two-nights-in-lisbon--chris-pavone--2022--9781803287324 

2. The Giant Dark by Sarvat Hasin: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780349701738/the-giant-dark--sarvat-hasin--2022--9780349701738 

3. Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780593312148/nightbitch--rachel-yoder--2022--9780593312148 

4. Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2011-2011 by Lizzy Goodman: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780571337972/meet-me-in-the-bathroom--lizzy-goodman--2017--9780571337972 

5. Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780552172899/midnight-in-chernobyl--adam-higginbotham--2019--9780552172899 

6. Life Support: 100 Poems to Reach for on Dark Nights, edited by Julia Copus: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781788542845/life-support--2020--9781788542845 

7. Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780008356446/pizza-girl--jean-kyoung-frazier--2021--9780008356446 

8. Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781787702578/interior-chinatown--charles-yu--2020--9781787702578 

9. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780525657743/crying-in-h-mart--michelle-zauner--2021--9780525657743 

10. Five Minute Therapy by Sarah Crosby: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781529125719/five-minute-therapy--sarah-crosby--2020--9781529125719 

Emma’s book recommendations:

1. Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781250826619/sigh-gone--phuc-tran--2022--9781250826619 

2. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780143795650/everyone-in-my-family-has-killed-someone--benjamin-stevenson--2022--9780143795650 

3. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780593556672/lessons-in-chemistry--bonnie-garmus--2022--9780593556672 

4. Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780241529935/black-cake--charmaine-wilkerson--2022--9780241529935 

5. Honor by Thrity Umrigar: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781800751590/honor--thrity-umrigar--2022--9781800751590 

6. The Power by Naomi Alderman: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780670919963/9780670919963 

7. I’m Glad My Mum Died by Jennette McCurdy: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781982185824/im-glad-my-mom-died--jennette-mccurdy--2022--9781982185824 

8. QAnon and On by Van Badham: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781743797877/qanon-and-on--van-badham--2021--9781743797877 

9. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780141991955/braiding-sweetgrass--robin-wall-kimmerer--2020--9780141991955 

10. Educated by Tara Westover: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780099511021/educated--tara-westover--2018--9780099511021 

Other recommendations:

• A League of their own TV show on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/League-Their-Own-Season/dp/B0B13Q4GTH

• Coverage of Joan Didion estate sale: https://auctionsnew.stairgalleries.com/auction/an-american-icon-property-from-the-collection-of-joan-didion-november-16-2022-13172/lots 

• Great articles about Joan Didion’s estate sale:

  • https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/joan-didion-estate-sale-recap.html

  • https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/17/joan-didion-estate-sale-auction