All The Books You Can Read At Home In 2022 – Reading Guide

I don’t know which part of the world you’re from, but I’m pretty sure your life has been hit by the coronavirus lockdown and all the crazy stuff that came with it. Who would’ve thought that our lives would’ve changed so much? It’s crazy, right?

In life, I’ve learned that you always need to look at the bright side of things, even in great despair there is always something to be grateful for. This virus has been really bad for a lot of people, so many have suffered from it, but if one good thing came out of it, it’s that so many people have started picking up books and reading again.

Books have been loyal and true companion of so many people who were stuck at home for so long, and helped us forget – even if just for a little while – that the world outside was going crazy.

Now some countries have started opening up again, slowly and gradually, but the general decision is to keep staying inside as much as possible.

For this reason, I have put together a list of books that you might want to have a look at while staying at home.

Stay safe, and happy reading!

Reading Guide in 2022: What to read while staying at home

1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publication date: August 14, 2018

Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Karen Russell, Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.

2. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Genre: Historical Fiction – World War II

Publication date: April 25, 2017

With courage, grace and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of WWII and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women’s war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France–a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

3. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

Genre: Fantasy

Publication date: March 3, 2020

With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom―and the power of love.

4. The End of October by Lawrence Wright

Genre: Dystopian, Thriller

Publication date: April 28, 2020

In this riveting medical thriller–from the Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author–Dr. Henry Parsons, an unlikely but appealing hero, races to find the origins and cure of a mysterious new killer virus as it brings the world to its knees.

5. Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Publication date: January 6, 2020

Dear Edward is at once a transcendent coming-of-age story, a multidimensional portrait of an unforgettable cast of characters, and a breathtaking illustration of all the ways a broken heart learns to love again.

6. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Publication date: February 18, 2020

The secrets lurking in a rundown roadside motel ensnare a young woman, just as they did her aunt thirty-five years before, in this new atmospheric suspense novel from the national bestselling and award-winning author of The Broken Girls.

7. A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Publication date: March 10, 2020

Told from multiple points of view, A Good Neighborhood asks big questions about life in America today―What does it mean to be a good neighbor? How do we live alongside each other when we don’t see eye to eye?―as it explores the effects of class, race, and heartrending star-crossed love in a story that’s as provocative as it is powerful.

8. Beach Read by Emily Henry

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publication date: May 19, 2020

A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.

9. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publication date: March 10, 2020

Brimming with joy and heartbreak, In Five Years is an unforgettable love story that reminds us of the power of loyalty, friendship, and the unpredictable nature of destiny.

10. Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Publication date: January 7, 2020

Alternating its present-day mystery with the story of the sisters’ childhood and adolescence, Long Bright River is at once heart-pounding and heart-wrenching: a gripping suspense novel that is also a moving story of sisters, addiction, and the formidable ties that persist between place, family, and fate.