Library staff across the city weighed in on their favorite nonfiction books published in 2022 — and what a great list we created together! Read on for highlights of the excellent nonfiction included, with raves from staff; or jump straight into the full 36-item list.
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
“This graphic memoir is an utterly absorbing account of Beaton’s time spent working in the Alberta oil sands to pay off her college debts and an unflinching look at the human and environmental costs of an extractive capitalist system.” – Abby
How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis
“A quick, compassionate read that provides a grounded approach to making your home life work for you when mental health, disability, or the weight of capitalism are impacting your ability to keep house.” – Micah
“KC Davis’ neurodivergent-friendly approach is particularly important to me.” – Orion
Red Paint by Sasha taqwéseblu LaPointe
“CW: generational, colonial, and personal trauma.
The audiobook is narrated by the author! A coming of age story about processing and working through trauma that’s also so much more than that. Sasha taqwéseblu LaPointe, a Coast Salish musician and writer takes you on a journey both geographically (throughout the PNW) and introspectively through her search for healing and ‘home.’” – Kristy
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy
“McCurdy takes the reader on a raw and honest journey coming of age as a child actor with an abusive mother. A heartbreaking story told with dark humor and compassion for children who suffered abuse.” – Billie
An Immense World by Ed Yong
“Yong takes readers on a tour of all the different senses through which living organisms perceive our world – from sight and smell, to echolocation and magnetism, and so much more. It’s an enthralling read, a perception-changer, and I just want to share factoids with everyone I meet.” – Andrea
Check out all 36 items on our year-end list, Seattle Staff Faves 2022: Nonfiction.
~ posted by Andrea G.
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