December 6, 2022
MCPL is sharing our “Best Books of the Year” in several different categories, but we wanted to spotlight some of our favorite lists from around the internet too! Here are some of our favorite Best Books lists for kids and teens, curated by MCPL’s Youth Services team:
- Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) – 2022 Best Fiction for Young Adults
- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) – Notable Children’s Books - 2022
- NPR – Young Adult | NPR - Kids
- New York Public Library (NYPL) – Teen | NYPL – Kids
- School Library Journal (SLJ) – Best Picture Books 2022
- SLJ – Best Nonfiction 2022
- SLJ – Best Graphic Novels 2022
- SLJ – Best Chapter Books 2022
- SLJ – Best Middle-Grade Books 2022
- SLJ – Best Young Adult Books 2022
- SLJ – Best Poetry Books 2022
- BookPage – Best YA Books of 2022
- BookPage – Best Middle-Grade Books of 2022
- BookPage – Best Picture Books of 2022
- Book Riot – Best Children's Books of 2022
- Washington Post – Best Children’s and YA books of 2022
- Common Sense Media – Best Books of 2022
- Barnes & Noble’s Best Teen and YA Books of 2022
- Barnes & Noble’s Best Young Reader Books of 2022
And here are a few of our favorite Best Books lists for adults, curated by MCPL’s Reader Services team:
- Audiofile – Best Audiobooks of 2022
- Barnes & Noble – Best Books
- BookPage – Best Fiction
- BookPage – Best Nonfiction
- BookPage – Best Romance
- BookPage – Best Mystery & Suspense
- Chicago Public Library – Best Books
- Food Network – Best Cookbooks
- New York Public Library – Best Books
- New York Times – Notable Books
- NPR – Books We Love
- Shelf Awareness – Best Adult Books
- Washington Post – Best Books
Want even more Best Books lists? The Largehearted Boy blog links to hundreds of the Best Books lists online and is regularly updated throughout the year with new lists.
Did you find a new Best Books list you loved? Do you want to share your favorite reads of the year? Be sure to join our MCPL Readers’ Lounge Facebook group for more of our staff’s favorites—and to share yours! And follow us on Goodreads to see our recommendations all year round. You can also fill out this bookmark with your own favorite books of 2022.
Angie S.
Readers’ Advisory Liaison
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