Every book I read in 2022
This is the third time I'm sharing my reading list on this blog. You can also check which books I read last year and two years ago. So let’s get into it:
Deutsch dla Srednio Zaawansowanych by Maciej Hen
Tez Tak Mam by Magdalena Kostyszyn
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan,
The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
Rosalie Lightning by Tom Hart 💥
Smart Pleasures by Clare Chambers
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder
Inspiring Library Stories: Tales of Kindness, Connection, and Community Impact by Oleg Kagan
No One Else by R. Kikuo Johnson 💥
Lights, Planets, People! by Molly Naylor and Lizzy Stewart 💥
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Library of Misremembered Books by Marina Luz
Art Before Breakfast: A Zillion Ways to Be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are by Danny Gregory
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 by MK Czerwiec 💥
I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib 💥
The Bad Doctor: The Troubled Life and Times of Dr. Iwan James by Ian Williams 💥
Dumb: Living Without a Voice by Georgia Webber 💥
Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley 💥
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley 💥
Stollen Sharpie Revolution: A DIY Resource for Zines and Zine Culture by Alex Wrekk
How To Be an Artist by Jerry Saltz
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Year of Zines: In Which Sarah Mirk (That’s Me!) Somewhat Obsessively Tries to Make a Zine Every Day for a Year by Sarah Mirk
Guantanamo Voices: The True Accounts from the World’s Most Infamous Prison by Sarah Mirk 💥
Mom’s Cancer by Brian Fies 💥
No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant 💥
What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug? Leading with the Heart Instead of the Chin by Darrell Fusaro
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 💥
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
How Creativity Rules the World: The Art and Business of Turning Your Ideas into Gold by Maria Brito
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Art and Fear: The Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland
Re:Constitutions: Connecting Citizens with the Rules of the Game by Beka Feathers 💥
Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei 💥
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Mom Milestones: The True Story of the First Seven Years by Grace Farris 💥
The Answers Are Within You: 108 Keys to Unlock Your Mind, Body & Soul by Amber Rae
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
Write for Your Life by Anna Quindlen
COVID Chronicles: A Comics Anthology by Kendra Boileau and Rich Johnson 💥
Parenthesis by Élodie Durand 💥
We Spread by Iain Reid
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
The Sound of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan
Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami
The Ultimate Cartoon Book of Book Cartoons by Bob Eckstein
Stitches by David Small 💥
Illuminations by Saul Steinberg
The Discovery of America by Saul Steinberg
Draw Your Day: An Inspiring Guide to Keeping a Sketch Journal by Samantha Dion Baker
Graphic Public Health: A Comics Anthology and Road Map by Meredith Li-Vollmer 💥
Sheets by Brenna Thummler 💥
Life Support: Invitation to Prayer by Judith Margolis
You Can Do a Graphic Novel by Barbara Slate
Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine? The Art of Making Zines and Minicomics by Mark Todd and Esther Watson
Delicates by Brenna Thummler 💥
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel 💥
Epileptic by David Beauchard 💥
The Lonely Typewriter by Peter Ackerman
Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud 💥
O, Choroba by Bogus Janiszewski 💥
Turning Japanese by MariNaomi 💥
Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age by Jeff Goins
Eleven by Kayte Young 💥
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E. Shaw
Los Días Raros Roger Ycaza
Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic by Lisa Congdon
Break Out of Your Box: Be Your Heroic Self by Darrell Fusaro
It Won’t Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib 💥
The Hospital Suite by John Porcellino 💥
Daybook: The Journal of an Artist by Anne Truitt
In terms of reading, this has been a fantastic year. I've marked comic books and graphic novels with the symbol "💥" because this year was unquestionably a comic book year. I read and examined a great deal of comics and illustrations by various artists. And I have a feeling that my interest in publications that combine text and images will continue well into 2023.
