108. Our favorite (and least favorite) books of 2022

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we enter the towering stack of “Best Book” lists, but we like to think our annual episode stands out from the crowd. Instead of narrowing down a list of favorites every year, we share superlatives to include a wider variety of genres, themes, and reading experiences in our year end wrap up episode. Check our stories at</span> <a href= "http://instagram.com/novelpairingspod"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@novelpairingspod on Instagram</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for templates to share your 2022 superlatives, and please do not forget to tag us! We would love to see which books you select in each category.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more superlatives, go to</span> <a href="http://patreon.com/novelpairings"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">patreon.com/novelpairings</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We will share a bonus episode on Friday FULL of more titles we loved this year. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Podcast episodes mentioned:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-conversation-about-the-reading-mind-is-a-gift/id1548604447?i=1000587098985"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Maryanne Wolf and Ezra Klein discuss “deep reading”</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/33-all-about-64736195"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">All about hyped books</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/48-buzzy-summer-71048454"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Buzzy summer 2022 books we both read</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Books mentioned:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780593321201"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Gabrielle Zevin</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780063021426"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Babel</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by R.F. Kuang</span></p> <p><a