Lit Hub released their compilation of books on "best of..." lists! The books mentioned were on four or more lists. We are thrilled that multiple HarperCollins titles have been included:
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (on sale 10/18/2022): From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturity.
- Babel by R.F. Kuang (on sale 8/23/2022): From award-winning author R. F. Kuang
comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. - The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken (on sale 10/4/2022): A taut, groundbreaking new novel from bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken, about a writer’s relationship with her larger-than-life mother—and about the very nature of writing, memory, and art.
- How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu (on sale 1/18/2022): For fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, a spellbinding and profoundly prescient debut that follows a cast of intricately linked characters over hundreds of years as humanity struggles to rebuild itself in the aftermath of a climate plague—a daring and deeply heartfelt work of mind-bending imagination from a singular new voice.
- South to America by Imani Perry (on sale 1/25/2022): An essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South—and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America.
- Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson (on sale 11/8/2022): An exuberant, bighearted novel about two teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and the art they make that changes their lives forever.
- Finding Me by Viola Davis (on sale 4/26/2022): In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.
- The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland (on sale 10/18/2022): Award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Jonathan Freedland tells the incredible story of Rudolf Vrba—the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz, a man determined to warn the world and pass on a truth too few were willing to hear—elevating him to his rightful place in the annals of World War II alongside Anne Frank, Primo Levi, and Oskar Schindler and casting a new light on the Holocaust and its aftermath.
- American Midnight by Adam Hochschild (on sale 10/4/2022): From legendary historian Adam Hochschild, a "masterly" (New York Times) reassessment of the overlooked but startlingly resonant period between World War I and the Roaring Twenties, when the foundations of American democracy were threatened by war, pandemic, and violence fueled by battles over race, immigration, and the rights of labor.
So many of our books have appeared on other "best of" lists and have received stunning reviews. For instance, Wanda Morris' Anywhere You Run has appeared on multiple lists like the New York Times' Best Mystery Novels, South Florida Sun Sentinel's Best Mystery Novels, and NPR's Books We Love. It was also an ALA's Editor's Choice Pick for 2022.
We are beyond grateful for all of the love our books received this year, and are looking forward to another wonderful year in 2023!
