The best books of 2022
From Michelle Obama to Viola Davis, from understanding the Metaverse to dispelling the myth of normal, here is our roundup of the best non-fiction books of 2022.




A Line Above the Sky
Helen Mort

All the Living and the Dead
Hayley Campbell

An Immense World
Ed Yong

Atlas of the Heart
Brené Brown

Bittersweet
Susan Cain

Building a Second Brain
Tiago Forte

Chums
Simon Kuper

Finding Me
Viola Davis

How Civil Wars Start
Barbara F. Walter

How to Be Perfect
Michael Schur

South to America
Imani Perry

Starry Messenger
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Stolen Focus
Johann Hari

The Invisible Kingdom
Meghan O'Rourke

The Light We Carry
Michelle Obama

The Metaverse and How It Will Revolutionize Everything
Matthew Ball

The Myth of Normal
Gabor Maté MD, Daniel Maté

The Power of Regret
Daniel H. Pink

The War on the West
Douglas Murray

These Precious Days
Ann Patchett

Unmasked
Paul Holes, Robin Gaby Fisher

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
Dr. Julie Smith

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