Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow named best book of 2022
Today, the Amazon Books Editors announced their selections for
the Best Books of 2022, naming Gabrielle Zevin’s novel Tomorrow,
and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow as the Best Book of the Year. The annual
list is hand-picked by a team of editors who read thousands of
books each year and share their recommendations on Amazon Book
Review to help customers find their next great read. Featuring the
top 100 books published this year, the editors’ selections also
break out the top 20 books in popular categories, including
mystery, memoir, romance, children’s books (by age), history,
cookbooks, and more. To explore the full list of the Best Books of
2022, visit amazon.com/bestbooks2022.
“We’ve had a bumper crop of amazing books to choose from this
year,” said Sarah Gelman, editorial director for Amazon Books. “But
to get our passionate (read: opinionated!) team of editors to agree
on one they loved is almost a miracle. 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 resonates with readers,
too. One of the quotes most often highlighted by Kindle readers is:
“What is a game?” Marx said. “It’s tomorrow, and tomorrow, and
tomorrow. It’s the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite
redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No
loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever.”
“I’ve loved many books from this year, so it is an unexpected
honor for Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow to be selected as
Amazon’s Best of the Year,” said Zevin. “What a remarkable time to
be a writer and a reader!”
“The optimism of a new generation is at the heart of many of our
favorite stories this year, not just in Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow, but also in Solito, Demon Copperhead, Our Missing Hearts,
and I’m Glad My Mom Died,” said Gelman. “We’re also seeing the
power of connection and platonic love playing out across the pages
of other picks, such as Memphis, Remarkably Bright Creatures, and
Now is Not the Time to Panic.”
The Amazon Books Editors Top 10 picks of 2022, as described by
the editors, are:
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin: “After
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.
Gabrielle Zevin has written a novel perfect for this moment, when
connection is what we crave and hope is what we need.” —Al
Woodworth, Amazon Editor
- Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora: “Neil Gaiman once said,
‘Fiction gives us empathy…gives us the gifts of seeing the world
through [other people’s] 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. A heart-pounding, heart-expanding
memoir.” —Erin Kodicek, Amazon Editor
- Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think
Deeply Again by Johann Hari: “We can’t stop talking about Stolen
Focus. It’s vital and mesmerizing, examining why we as individuals
and as a collective have lost our attention spans. 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. Deeply satisfying and affirming and full of
light-bulb moments, this is a book everyone should read.” —Al
Woodworth, Amazon Editor
- Fairy Tale by Stephen King: “Fairy 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. 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.” —Seira Wilson,
Amazon Editor
- Horse by Geraldine Brooks: “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. 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. A heart-pounding American epic.” —Al Woodworth,
Amazon Editor
- Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid: “We reveled in
Carrie Soto’s fiery energy—Taylor Jenkins Reid, of Daisy Jones and
Evelyn Hugo fame, has written another book you’ll inhale in a day.
Soto is a former tennis champ who returns to the game to defend her
title. She’s unapologetic, ambitious, and willing to put everything
on the line. 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.”
—Lindsay Powers, Amazon Editor
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver: “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. 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. With the soulful narration by this kind, conflicted, witty
boy, Kingsolver gives voice to a place and its people where beauty,
desperation, and resilience collide.” —Seira Wilson, Amazon
Editor
- Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng: “Celeste Ng joins our Best
Books of the Year list for the third time with her most gripping
story yet. A mom mysteriously disappears amid a nationalistic
movement that feels chillingly close to reality—launching her young
son on a courageous quest to find her, aided by everyday heroes in
unexpected places. The prose sings as the pieces click. This is
fiction as revolution, serving as a warning, a dystopian fairy
tale, and a suspenseful thriller with moments of hope that buoyed
us as we read.” —Lindsay Powers, Amazon Editor
- The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn
the World by Jonathan Freedland: “This is the true story of one of
the few people who escaped Auschwitz, but that only touches on what
this book is about. Rudolf Vrba set out to tell the world about the
atrocities he had witnessed in the concentration camps, but much of
the world was not ready to hear it. The author, Jonathan Freedland,
paints a vivid, moving portrait of what Vrba experienced, both
during and after the war. Vrba was a hero, for sure, but he was
human as well. This is a forgotten story that you won't soon
forget.” —Chris Schluep, Amazon Editor
- City on Fire by Don Winslow: “Don Winslow (Power of the Dog
trilogy, Broken) is, without doubt, one of the best crime fiction
writers in decades. And in City on Fire, he’s written one of the
most immersive, head-turning, and heart-stopping crime family
novels since The Godfather. It’s about loyalty, love, fraternity,
family, belonging, betrayal, and survival. But no matter how epic
its themes, it’s Winslow’s eye for the small, personal details that
will sear these characters in your heart and in your memory.”
—Vannessa Cronin, Amazon Editor
The Amazon Books Editors Top Children’s pick of 2022 is The Door
of No Return by Kwame Alexander. Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor
shared:
“Inspired by Ghanaian history, Kwame Alexander’s exceptional
novel-in-verse flows as easily as the water running through this
young protagonist’s dreams. Immersed in family, school, and the
excitement of a first crush, Kofi’s world spins upside down when a
terrible accident turns a festive occasion into one filled with
sorrow and anger—and that’s just a glimpse of what’s to come. The
Door of No Return is a brilliant work of storytelling that moves
you with joy, fear, sadness, hope, and love for the brave,
resilient boy at its heart.”
Authors of the top three books—Gabrielle Zevin, Javier Zamora,
and Johann Hari—will participate in an Amazon Live Author Series
conversation in celebration of the Best Books of the Year selection
on November 15, 2022 at 9 a.m. PDT. To tune in, visit Amazon
Live.
For more information about the books featured on the Best Books
of the Year list, as well as insightful reviews of new books,
author interviews, and hand-curated roundups in popular categories,
visit the Amazon Book Review at www.amazon.com/amazonbookreview.
You can also follow the Amazon Books Editors recommendations and
conversations @amazonbooks on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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