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In a year of international tumult and change, we've done what we always do to achieve clarity and transcendence: read. Below our book experts have put their minds together to collect our most favourite books for 2022 covering, fiction, biography, children's books, cookbooks and more.
A year of good reading awaits!
2022 has been a year of remarkable new voices in Australian novel writing. We can't wait for more from poet Omar Sakr, Naarm (Melbourne) writer Isobel Beech and international prize winner Jessica Au.
We've also been blown away by new books by longtime Booktopia favourites including Geraldine Brooks, Holly Ringland and Robbie Arnot.
Get ready with the tissue box when you read Marshmallow by Victoria Hannan.
The short story collection has been taken, again, to new heights with new books from Jennifer Egan and George Saunders.
Other landmark books came to us from Taylor Jenkins Reid, Maggie O'Farrell and Hanya Yanagihara and we've been particularly astounded by some very petite books - The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka and Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
What a year for crime fiction! Australian crime in particular has been exquisite in 2022 with books like The Mother, WAKE, Dirt Town and All That's Left Unsaid bringing new insights and stories to the most richly enjoyed genre of all time.
We've also loved explosively entertaining new books from Benjamin Stevenson, Chris Hammer and more.
Powerful and personal memoirs from leading Aussies was the name of the game in 2022.
From Hannah Gadsby, who took us on the journey that led to her smash hit Nanette, to Eddie Betts leading a rallying cry for change in the AFL and Grace Tame telling her own story in her own words, this has been a blockbuster year for biographies.
2022 has been a cracker year for non-fiction; Johann Hari, Julia Gillard, Richard Fidler, Indira Naidoo & Ross Garnaut, among others, have been feeding our brains with cutting edge ideas, First Nations knowledge, feminist rallying cries, history from new perspectives, healing through nature and more.
From Family Tree by Aussie picture book author Josh Pike through to the debut children's book Runt by Craig Silvey, 2022 brought us a spectacular lineup of new children's books!
The best cookbooks for 2022 not only deliver delicious, savoury & sweet recipes, but also personal stories and memories that inspire connection and conversation.
2022 brought us beautiful books both inside and out.
These books are a celebration of creativity through visually inspiring interiors, fashion greats, Australian art, award-winning architecture and travel near & far.
