Our 2022 guide to the best books of the year
We’re sharing what we consider the best books as the year as well as a range of curated gift guides featuring hand-picked recommendations from our booksellers and online team. Keep an eye on this page as we’ll be adding to our list throughout the coming weeks.
Adult
- Best of Australian fiction
- Best of international fiction
- Best of nonfiction
- Must-read international debut fiction from 2022
- Must-read Australian debut fiction from 2022
- 2022 Translated fiction highlights
- 2022 fantasy and sci-fi highlights
- 2022 Crime fiction highlights
- 2022 Sustainability favourites
- 2022 Australian poetry highlights
- 2022 LGBTQIA+ fiction favourites
- Art and design highlights of 2022
- 10 booksellers share their personal favourite reads of 2022
- Great music books from 2022
- 12 literary prize winners of 2022 to read this summer
- 100 great reads from Australian women and non-binary authors in 2022
- 20 great reads from First Nations writers in 2022
Kids & young adult
- Best of picture books
- Best of junior and middle fiction
- Best of young adult fiction
- Middle grade fantasy favourites of 2022
- 2022 Young adult fantasy and sci-fi favourites
- Young adult debut highlights of 2022
- Young adult LGBTQIA+ highlights of 2022
- Our Teen Advisory Board's favourite books of 2022
- Children's book buyer favourites of 2022 – Athina Clarke
- Beautiful First Nations children's books to gift
- 2022 nonfiction favourites for children
- Children's graphic novel favourites of 2022
- What to buy for kids you've never met
- Favourite books about nature and sustainability for kids
- Picture books where creatures feature
