Happy New Year! I’m excited to share with you my bookish highlights, reading stats, and favorite books of 2022!
Bookish Highlights
- The biggest highlight is of course that I began my publishing career at Penguin Random House! Check out the announcement here if you missed it.
- In-person book events returned and I attended quite a few, including Yallwest and the LA Times Festival of Books!
- Netflix invited me to the movie premiere for Sarah Dessen’s Along for the Ride and it was the coolest event!
- Continued offering author assistant services and took on a new author! I was also mentioned in the acknowledgments of Serena Kaylor’s debut, Long Story Short, for the assistant services I provided.
- Girls’ Life Magazine featured my bookstagram and interviewed me for their Bestie Book Club!
- Hung out with book friends in real life (I met up with a ton of new and old bookstagram friends at book events throughout the year and joined an adult romance book club with local bookstagrammers).
Reading Stats
- I read 98 books this year! Fun fact: Three were read with both audio and physical editions.
- Audio was by far my most-read format. I’ve been in a bit of a physical reading slump since 2020, so I am very grateful for audiobooks!
- Surprisingly, I read more new-to-me authors (aka this was the first book I’ve read from them) than authors I’ve read before.
- Unsurprisingly, I ready mostly YA books. One goal of mine was to read more Middle Grade, so I am happy that I got to 7 books (and plan to grow this number this year). I also joined an adult romance book club this past year, so 3 of the 7 adult books were book club picks!
- Some other stats: I read 18 graphic novels and reread 5.5 books.
Now, it’s finally time to share my favorite reads of the year!
Best of 2022
{Books are listed in the order that I read them—all books were rated 4.5+ stars, rereads not included}
To see a full break down of my reading year, check out my Goodreads Wrap Up.
What were your favorite books of the year?
Comments (6)
24hr.YABookBlogsays:
January 5, 2023 at 8:17 AMcongrats on the accomplishments Jordan, so happy for you! <3 Wishing you an incredible 2023
Jordansays:
January 8, 2023 at 10:29 PMThank you, friend!
Louie Mattoxsays:
January 5, 2023 at 8:58 AMI’m so happy that you had so many great things happen in 2022! I hope that 2023 is even better.
Jordansays:
January 8, 2023 at 10:29 PMThank you so much, Louie!
Mona Alvarado Fraziersays:
January 5, 2023 at 12:31 PMImpressive reading stats especially with a busy schedule.
My favorite YA book: The Patron Saint of Nothing, by Randy Ribay. It was published in 2019. My favorite MG novel was The Seeds of Change by Aida Salazar.
Jordansays:
January 8, 2023 at 10:29 PMThank you! I’ve heard great things about The Patron Saint of Nothing!