The Books I Read in 2022

How do you pack for a holiday? As many books as pairs of socks yeah…?

At the start of 2020 I set myself a goal to read 52 books. On average one book a week. In 2021 having a daily reading habbit I reached 30 books pretty easily.

Some unexpected events in 2022 meant I had less time for reading that usual but in a very good way. From June onwards I was away on a climbing trip almost every month and I overestimated my reading time on these trips. I packed twice as many books for my days away…one for every mood but I only really read from two, even though it was too wet to climb.

In this blog I cover:

• A list of all the books I read, with my links!

• The books I have started but not yet finished.

• My reading goal for 2023.

The List of Books I Read

Here are the books I read, listed in a (rough) order of completion.

Each book in the list allows you to click through using my Booktopia Affiliate link (if you purchase this way you can support my reading habit - including for my yoga studies). I really encourage you whenever possible to purchase from your local bookstore or second hand, here in Adelaide I love Imprints and Adelaide’s Pop-Up Bookshop.

1. Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray River of Dreams by Anita Heiss

2. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

3. Burnout by Amelia Nagoski and Emily Nagoski

4. Luster by Raven Leilani

5. Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

6. The Leading Edge by Holly Ransom (Audiobook)

7. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

8. Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton (Audiobook)

9. What a Time to be Alone by Childera Eggerue (Audiobook)

10. Real Estate by Deborah Levy

11. Crossroads by Jonathon Franzen

12. Burning Down the House: Reconstructing Modern Politics by Jo Dyer

13. Sex Lies & Question Time by Kate Ellis

14. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

15. Devotion by Hannah Kent

16. Assembly by Natasha Brown

17. Making Work Visible by Dominica Degrandis

18. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

19. The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape - skimmed to revisit my budget

20. The Instant by Amy Liptrot

I also started but could not get into. They have however been very popular with others…

1. Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

2. A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville

Still Working My Way Through (some from 2021…)

Essays/Journals:

1. Feel Free by Zadie Smith

2. True Stories by Helen Garner

3. Yellow Notebook by Helen Garner

Non-fiction:

1. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk

2. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

3. Embrace Yoga’s Roots by Susanna Barkataki

4. A World Without Email by Cal Newport

5. Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager by Kory Kogan, Suzette Blakemore and James Wood

6. Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker (Audiobook)

7. Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel (Audiobook)

8. Time on Rock by Anna Fleming

9. Small is Beautiful by E.F. Schumaker (Audiobook)

10. Secrets to Winning at Office Politics by Marie G, McIntyre PhD (Audiobook)

My Goal for 2023?

To use reading along with my yoga and meditation practises as regular down time for myself. These are the three things which nourish my nervous system the most and with the pace of work and life currently, I am realising I need them now more than ever. I’d also really like to finish all those unfinished books, plus the novels I have purchased this year but haven’t gotten to this year.

What am I Reading Now?

We are in the final days of 2022 as I hit publish on this article and I am currently reading Heart of the Grass Tree by Molly Murn, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and in my lunch breaks at work I’m making my way through Drop Bear by Evelyn Araluen. I’m also so close to finishing the audio book of The Untethered Soul.

Did you read any of the books I read? What was your favourite? I’d love to hear your thoughts! Get in contact with me here.

Looking forward to sharing with you my 2023 reads! I often share books as I read them in my weekly-ish Sunday morning email.

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