It’s that time of the year when the “Best Books of the Year” lists come out. While I mine the lists for reading recommendations, I hesitate to generate my own list. Reading tastes are so subjective. In fact, I frequently note books on the “best books” lists that I found disappointing. However dear TBTP readers, here is a useful compendium of lists for English language books of the year.

• • Best Books of 2022 [New York Public Library]

• • 100 Notable Books of 2022, The 10 Best Books of 2022 [NY Times]

• • The Best Books of 2022 So Far [New Yorker]

• • Books We Love [NPR]

• • The Best Books of 2022 [The Guardian]

• • Best Books of 2022 [Book Riot]

• • Best Books of 2022 [Kirkus Reviews]

• • The 27 Best Cookbooks of 2022 [Bon Appetit]

• • The Best Books of 2022 [Vulture]

• • The 100 Must-Read Books of 2022 [Time]

• • The Best Reviewed Books of 2022: Fiction, The Best Reviewed Books of 2022: Nonfiction, The Best Audiobooks of 2022 [Book Marks]

• • Best Books 2022 [Publishers Weekly]

• • Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022 [Literary Hub]

• • Best Books of 2022: Fiction, Best Books of 2022: Nonfiction [Powell’s]

• • The 10 Best Books of 2022 [The Washington Post]

• • Best Books of 2022 [Amazon]

• • The 10 Best Books of 2022 (Dan Kois), The 10 Best Books of 2022 (Laura Miller) [Slate]

• • The Best Books of 2022 [Smithsonian Magazine]

• • Best Books of the Year 2022 [Financial Times]

• • Best Books of 2022 [Goodreads]

• • The Best of 2022 [Audible]