Discover the Best Books of the Year at Your Library

Discover the best books of 2022 with two Sonoma County Library annual lists; staff picks and top 10 books checked out by library patrons this year. Find new fiction, nonfiction, eBooks and eAudiobooks, music, video games, graphic novels, books in Spanish and much more, all free with your library card.

“We are delighted to share the titles most checked out by community members this year which focus on thrillers, mysteries and pandemic fiction. In addition, library staff has curated a diverse list of their favorites for kids, teens and adults,” said Sonoma County Library Acting Co-Deputy Director & Collection Services Division Manager Jaime Anderson. “I guarantee you will discover something new.”

The top 10 books checked out from Sonoma County Library in 2022 are:

• “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles
• “Apples Never Fall” by Liane Moriarty
• “The Judge’s List” by John Grisham
• “State of Terror” by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny
• “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr
• “Wish You Were Here” by Jodi Picoult
• “The Maid” by Nita Prose
• “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave
• “The Paris Apartment” by Lucy Foley
• “The Madness of Crowds” by Louise Penny

Sonoma County Library’s staff picks can be found at www.sonoma-library.org/2022StaffPicks. These are handpicked by library staff who read, watched and listened to thousands of materials to select the top titles for kids, teens and adults.

“Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr and “The Maid” by Nita Prose are the two titles chosen as the best by both the community and by library staff. See what all the fuss is about and discover your next favorite read at the Sonoma County Library.