Our to-be-read pile was stacked high in 2022 with many great new releases -- from new titles from best-selling authors to inventive debuts. These are the books that we stayed up late reading, the ones we talked about and recommended, and the ones our customers loved. If you're looking for the perfect gift, this is the best place to start!
The Tattered Cover Best Books of 2022...
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You will hope, you will love, you will cry. The magic system is elegant and beautiful. You'll leave wholly satisfied and yet yearning for more. It's an instant favorite. - Brandon B. |
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Erika Sánchez has a beautiful style, her self-analysis is poignant & raw, and she writes touchingly about touchy subjects - suicidal depression, multicultural expectations, abortion, being brown in a world built by & for whites, and being loud & female in a world that wants women to quietly shrink into the background. - Jennifer M. |
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This book is a fascinating and heavy read—and it will make you really think about how you view celebrities. They are just as human as everyone else and the lasting thought this book leaves is: “I wish her the best”. - Makayla R. |
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Our Missing Hearts captures the ferocity of nationalism,the depths of a parent's love, and the stories that must be told to keep memories alive. Superb.- Kathy B. |
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A charming and bittersweet novel about aging, grief, our material possessions, and a giant Pacific Octopus.- Jeremy P. |
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A story of a woman is told from four perspectives in thisbeautiful novel. The truth is skewed by power, money, sexism and jealously - who can be trusted? - Kate B. |
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Crouch has made a niche for himself in creating action-packed, mind bending reads. Upgrade explores a realistic, potential future that has believable advancements of genetic engineering shaping much of this future and the impacts of humanity's access to it. - Josh C. |
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We Are the Light is an emotionally powerful and ultimately hopeful novel about processing trauma and loss, positive masculinity, and community healing through art. I couldn’t put this book down. - Kathy B. |
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This memoir of trauma, identity, and race will move you. Move you to tears. Move you to action. Move you to enact change. Shakur’s exploration of becoming a radical activist in college is revelatory. He is the voice for readers forgotten by publishing. - Adam V. |
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Forever Home: A Dog and Boy Story Told in two voices, this beautiful, mostly wordless book brings a boy and his dog together. The black and white hatchings comprise the art except for the dog's collar and leash which are red - the color of love - they create a warm, warm narrative. |
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This is a fabulously retold and drawn rendition of the old Norse tale - the troll and the goats are hairy and funny and everyone gets their due. |
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These beautifully illustrated song lyrics tell a story of family, home and indigenous traditions. |
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Dadaism rejects reason and rational thinking and Scieska applies the theories of this movement to six nursery rhymes - deconstructing them and reinterpreting them in stories, puzzles and comics; bringing kids and adults alike in on the jokes. |
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Maizy and her food-stylist Mom move from LA to Last Chance, MN for the summer because her grandfather is sick. Her grandparents own the Golden Palace restaurant and are a huge part of the community. Maizy meets characters and friends and learns about food and extended family and friends and it is a transformative summer. |
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Small waves, big changes, the butterfly effect and lots of puns make this graphic novel fun and hopeful. Bree is starting at a new middle school and Swimming 101 is the only elective available. She struggles and gets help and finds herself part of a team and a team community - she even teaches her dad to swim! |
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This tender, frank and hilarious memoir stars Laura who is born in Wuhan, China and moves to the States winding up in San Francisco during the pandemic which made Wuhan a known place. Her roots are messy as she navigates her identity, her family and their expectations, systemic racism and political divides. Laura beautifully finds her place in the world. |
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The title of this book should be 'All My Loves' because it is about parental love, friend love, romantic love, mentor love AND the kindness of strangers. This is a treasure. |
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16-year-old Yami transfers to a rich, fancy, mostly white Catholic school and is flummoxed by navigating her desire to keep her queerness under wraps - mom would object, taking care of her younger genius brother - mom's request - and her attraction to Bo, who is also queer and seems perfect. This book is quite honest and quite funny. |
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