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Staff Favorites from 2022—so Far

Now that we are in July, we can officially share with you our favorite books for the first half of 2022. Below are books that our booksellers have loved—click on the covers to learn more about each title.

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Ain't Burned All the Bright By Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator) Cover Image

Ain't Burned All the Bright (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781534439467
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - January 11th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Casey, Bookshop's Owner

 

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Nobody Gets Out Alive: Stories By Leigh Newman Cover Image

Nobody Gets Out Alive: Stories (Hardcover)

By Leigh Newman
$26.99
ISBN: 9781982180300
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scribner - April 12th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Casey, Bookshop's Owner 

 

 

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Horse: A Novel By Geraldine Brooks Cover Image

Horse: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Geraldine Brooks
$28.00
ISBN: 9780399562969
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Viking - June 14th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Casey, Bookshop's Owner

 

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Lost & Found: A Memoir By Kathryn Schulz Cover Image

Lost & Found: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Kathryn Schulz
$27.00
ISBN: 9780525512462
Availability: Hard to Find - Believed to be Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published: Random House - January 11th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Casey, Bookshop's Owner, and Melinda, Bookshop's Head Book Buyer

 

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The Candy House: A Novel By Jennifer Egan Cover Image

The Candy House: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jennifer Egan
$28.00
ISBN: 9781476716763
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Scribner - April 5th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Casey, Bookshop's Owner, and Melinda, Bookshop's Head Book Buyer

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Booth By Karen Joy Fowler Cover Image

Booth (Hardcover)

By Karen Joy Fowler
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593331439
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - March 8th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Casey, Bookshop's Owner, and Melinda, Bookshop's Head Book Buyer

 

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To Paradise: A Novel By Hanya Yanagihara Cover Image

To Paradise: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Hanya Yanagihara
$32.50
ISBN: 9780385547932
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Doubleday - January 11th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Melinda, Bookshop's Head Book Buyer

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Pure Colour: A Novel By Sheila Heti Cover Image

Pure Colour: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Sheila Heti
$27.00
ISBN: 9780374603946
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - February 15th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Melinda, Bookshop's Head Book Buyer

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Love Marriage: A Novel By Monica Ali Cover Image

Love Marriage: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Monica Ali
$27.99
ISBN: 9781982181475
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Scribner - May 3rd, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Melinda, Bookshop's Head Book Buyer

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Young Mungo By Douglas Stuart Cover Image

Young Mungo (Hardcover)

By Douglas Stuart
$27.00
ISBN: 9780802159557
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Grove Press - April 5th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Melinda, Bookshop's Head Book Buyer

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Counterfeit: A Reese's Book Club Pick By Kirstin Chen Cover Image

Counterfeit: A Reese's Book Club Pick (Hardcover)

By Kirstin Chen
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063119543
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: William Morrow - June 7th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Melinda, Bookshop's Head Book Buyer

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A River Enchanted: A Novel (Elements of Cadence #1) By Rebecca Ross Cover Image

A River Enchanted: A Novel (Elements of Cadence #1) (Hardcover)

By Rebecca Ross
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063055988
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Harper Voyager - February 15th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Kristina, Digital Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

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Sea of Tranquility: A novel By Emily St. John Mandel Cover Image

Sea of Tranquility: A novel (Hardcover)

By Emily St. John Mandel
$25.00
ISBN: 9780593321447
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Knopf - April 5th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Kristina, Digital Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School By Sonora Reyes Cover Image

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School (Hardcover)

By Sonora Reyes
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063060234
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Balzer + Bray - May 17th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Andrea, Bookshop bookseller

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Yerba Buena: A Novel By Nina LaCour Cover Image

Yerba Buena: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Nina LaCour
$26.99
ISBN: 9781250810465
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Flatiron Books - May 31st, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Andrea, Bookshop bookseller

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Are We Ever Our Own (American Reader #38) By Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes Cover Image

Are We Ever Our Own (American Reader #38) (Paperback)

By Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes
$17.00
ISBN: 9781950774616
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: BOA Editions - May 24th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Holly, Events Assistant & Schools Outreach Coordinator

 

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Either/Or By Elif Batuman Cover Image

Either/Or (Hardcover)

By Elif Batuman
$27.00
ISBN: 9780525557593
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Press - May 24th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Holly, Events Assistant & Schools Outreach Coordinator and Ian, Bookshop bookseller

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Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations By Nicole A. Taylor Cover Image

Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations (Hardcover)

By Nicole A. Taylor
$29.99
ISBN: 9781982176211
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Simon & Schuster - May 31st, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by S.B., Bookshop's Marketing Manager & Cookbook Buyer

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The Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (with recipes) By Kate Lebo Cover Image

The Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (with recipes) (Paperback)

By Kate Lebo
$18.00
ISBN: 9781250829474
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Picador - April 12th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by S.B., Bookshop's Marketing Manager & Cookbook Buyer

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Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island By Emily Meggett, Kayla StewartKayla Stewart (Contributions by), Trelani Michelle (Contributions by), Clay Williams (By (photographer)) Cover Image

Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes from the Matriarch of Edisto Island (Hardcover)

By Emily Meggett, Kayla StewartKayla Stewart (Contributions by), Trelani Michelle (Contributions by), Clay Williams (By (photographer))
$40.00
ISBN: 9781419758782
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harry N. Abrams - April 26th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by S.B., Bookshop's Marketing Manager & Cookbook Buyer

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Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner) By Hernan Diaz Cover Image

Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (Hardcover)

By Hernan Diaz
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593420317
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Riverhead Books - May 3rd, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Trey, Bookshop's Accounting Dept.

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How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel By Sequoia Nagamatsu Cover Image

How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Sequoia Nagamatsu
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063072640
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: William Morrow - January 18th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Trey, Bookshop's Accounting Dept.

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Notes on an Execution: An Edgar Award Winner By Danya Kukafka Cover Image

Notes on an Execution: An Edgar Award Winner (Hardcover)

By Danya Kukafka
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063052734
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: William Morrow - January 25th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Trey, Bookshop's Accounting Dept.

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The High House: A Novel By Jessie Greengrass Cover Image

The High House: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Jessie Greengrass
$27.00
ISBN: 9781982180119
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Scribner - January 4th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Trey, Bookshop's Accounting Dept.

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The Third Person By Emma Grove Cover Image

The Third Person (Paperback)

By Emma Grove
$39.95
ISBN: 9781770466159
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Drawn and Quarterly - May 3rd, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Kailey Jo, Bookshop's Local Authors Coordinator

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A Tiny Upward Shove: A Novel By Melissa Chadburn Cover Image

A Tiny Upward Shove: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Melissa Chadburn
$27.00
ISBN: 9780374277758
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - April 12th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Kailey Jo, Bookshop's Local Authors Coordinator

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Braking Day By Adam Oyebanji Cover Image

Braking Day (Hardcover)

By Adam Oyebanji
$27.00
ISBN: 9780756418229
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: DAW - April 5th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Kailey Jo, Bookshop's Local Authors Coordinator

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City of Incurable Women By Maud Casey Cover Image

City of Incurable Women (Paperback)

By Maud Casey
$16.99
ISBN: 9781942658863
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Bellevue Literary Press - February 22nd, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Nikole, Bookshop bookseller

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Time Is a Mother By Ocean Vuong Cover Image

Time Is a Mother (Hardcover)

By Ocean Vuong
$24.00
ISBN: 9780593300237
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Press - April 5th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Brooks, Bookshop bookseller

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Book Lovers By Emily Henry Cover Image

Book Lovers (Paperback)

By Emily Henry
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593334836
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Berkley - May 3rd, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Lindsay, Bookshop's Web Manager

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Something Wilder By Christina Lauren Cover Image

Something Wilder (Hardcover)

By Christina Lauren
$26.99
ISBN: 9781982173401
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Gallery Books - May 17th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Lindsay, Bookshop's Web Manager

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Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus) By Katee Robert Cover Image

Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus) (Paperback)

By Katee Robert
$15.99
ISBN: 9781728231792
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Sourcebooks Casablanca - June 7th, 2022

Chosen as a Staff Favorite Book of 2022 by Lindsay, Bookshop's Web Manager