Our Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2022: December 20, 2022

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Strangers to Ourselves, Stay True, I’m Glad My Mom Died, and more of their favorite nonfiction books of 2022. Give the gift of Tailored Book Recommendations! And follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place by Neema Avashia I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg Huda F Are You? by Hufa Fahmy Stay True: A Memoir by Hua Hsu The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder by Edward Humes The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy by Moiya McTier Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You by Mamadou Ndiaye Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir by Erika L. Sanchez Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime by Candace Fleming How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur  WHAT WE’RE READING: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde) by Scarlett St. Clair  Orchid Muse: A History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers by Erica Hannickel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices