![]() Born behind the eight ball of life, Demon faces hunger, cruelty, and a tidal wave of addiction in his tiny county, but never loses his love for the place that claims him as its own. In this mesmerizing novel, Kingsolver peers into the neglected hollers of Appalachia to tell an insightful and razor sharp coming-of-age story about a boy called Demon Copperhead. ![]() ![]() This is a big-hearted story about her relationship with her father, taking risks, and standing up bravely in a world that doesn’t necessarily want to see strong women succeed. She’s unapologetic, ambitious, and willing to put everything on the line. Soto is a former tennis champ who returns to the game to defend her title. Taylor Jenkins Reid (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & The Six) has written another book you’ll inhale in a day. A heart-pounding American epic.Ĭarrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins-Reid From Kentucky to New Orleans, from the 1850s to present day, Pulitzer Prize-winning Brooks weaves together a story centered on one of the fastest thoroughbreds in history and the Black groom that catapulted Lexington to the front of the track. One of the best American novels we’ve read in years-galloping backward and forward in time to tell a story about race and freedom, horses and art, and the lineage of not just ancestors but actions. Fairy Tale is fantasy, coming-of-age, friendship, and adventure-it’s good versus evil, a boy and his dog on a perilous quest it’s King doing what he does best: setting our imagination on fire. Deeply satisfying and affirming and full of light-bulb moments, this is a book everyone should read.įairy Tale’s Charlie Reade joins the ranks of King’s best characters, and the story he tells-of a curmudgeonly neighbor with dangerous secrets, a parallel world ruled by an unspeakable monster, a child-eating giant, and a dog who has lived more than one lifetime-is wonderous. Suffice to say, Hari’s three-month tech-detox and his findings will make you immediately want to stop scrolling the internet, quit thinking in slogans and 280 characters, and engage authentically in sustained thought so that we can tackle global issues like poverty, racism, and climate change. It’s vital and mesmerizing, examining why we as individuals and as a collective have lost our attention spans. ![]() We can’t stop talking about Stolen Focus. Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari A heart-pounding, heart-expanding memoir. Neil Gaiman once said, “Fiction gives us empathy…gives us the gifts of seeing the world through eyes.” Solito is one of those rare nonfiction reads that achieves the same thing, and puts a human face on the immigration debate-that of a 9-year-old child making a harrowing journey from South America to the United States, and the found family who eases his way. Gabrielle Zevin has written a novel perfect for this moment, when connection is what we crave and hope is what we need. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is that miracle-a simply perfect book about the complexities of human relationships, the importance of human connection, the innocence and optimism of youth, our journey with technology, and the many shades of love.” Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinĪfter devouring this novel, you’ll walk with a bounce in your step, a full heart, and the buzzy feeling that this is one of the best books about friendship-in all of its messy complexity and glory-you have ever read, which is why we named it the Best Book of 2022. “But to get our passionate (read: opinionated!) team of editors to agree on one they loved is almost a miracle. “We’ve had a bumper crop of amazing books to choose from this year,” said Sarah Gelman, editorial director for Amazon Books. Today, the Amazon Books Editors announced their selections for Best Books of the Year of 2022, naming Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow as the top pick! This annual list is hand-picked by the Amazon Books Editors, who have read thousands of books to share their recommendations for the top 10 Kindle books that they have read this year.
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