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  1. The last few hours of 2022 are drawing to a close, so I think my β€œYear in Books” list is complete. I managed to read 111 books! Nearly 42,000 pages (though the vast majority were audiobooks - that’s my secret trick for success).

    Pro tip: get a library card and borrow eBooks and audiobooks from the library for FREE. If you’re new to audiobooks, they’re perfect for commuting or mindless household chores. Start with books you know or have seen the movie because you may need to train your brain to listen. Reading a familiar book means you don’t need to focus on the plot and you won’t get lost if you space out for a bit. Also, adjust the reading speed! It can be slowed down or sped up to suit your preferences.

    Here are a few of the 111 titles that stood out to me this year. In no particular order:

    The Book of Two Ways, Jodi Picoult

    Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt

    The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune

    Under the Whispering Door, TJ Klune

    The School for Good Mothers, Jessamine Chan

    While Justice Sleeps, Stacey Abrams

    The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman

    The Man Who Died Twice, Richard Osman

    The Bullet That Missed, Richard Osman

    Lessons In Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus

    The Change, Kirsten Miller

    An Absolutely Remarkable Thing,

    A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, Hank Green

    Tales of a Sunflower, Valerie Young Turner

    The IQ Series, Joe Ide

    Legends and Lattes, Travis Baldree

    Hidden Pictures, Jason Rekulak

    Plus some rereads, like Nightbitch (Rachel Yoder), The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas), A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman), The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogies (Stieg Larsson and David Lagercrantz).

    Oh, and LOTS of funeral and embalming texts!

    What was YOUR favorite read this year???

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  2. Check out #MyYearInBooks #Goodreads to discover the 196 books I read in 2022! goodreads.com/user/year_in_boo

    #ABookishLife #Books #ReadingProjects

    (I still have 11 days in the year and I just borrowed 4 new books from the library, so the number may go up