This year we published outstanding graphic novels that garnered critical praise and resonated with readers around the world. We’re so honoured to see our books appear on 50 Best of the Year Lists and Holiday Gift Guides from The New York Times, NPR, TIME Magazine, The Guardian, and more!
Congratulations to all of our authors who published in 2022. The below lists include books by Kate Beaton, Jessica Campbell, Emily Carrington, Geneviève Castrée (transl. Phil Elverum & Aleshia Jensen), Darryl Cunningham, Michael DeForge, Julie Doucet, Nick Drnaso, Anneli Furmark (transl. Hanna Strömberg), Tom Gauld, Rumi Hara, Emma Grove, Luke Healy, Yeong-shin Ma (transl. Janet Hong), Yamada Murasaki (transl. Ryan Holmberg), and Keiler Roberts.
Keep checking back at this blog as we will continue to update it with more honours as they come.
Here you can check out every book we published in 2022.
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Barack Obama’s Favourite Books of 2022
The New Yorker Best Book of 2022
TIME, The 100 Must-Read Books of 2022
TIME The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2022
NPR The Spark Podcast Holiday Gift Recommendations
NPR Culture Desk’s Favorite Stories of 2022
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2022
Forbes Best Graphic Novels of 2022
New York Public Library Best New Comics for Adults
Guardian Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2022
#1 on the Publishers Weekly 2022 Critics Poll
Entertainment Weekly The Best Comic Books of 2022
The Washington Post 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022
Pop Matters Best Books of 2022
BuzzFeed 25 Books from 2022 You’ll Love
BookRiot Best Books of the Year
Kirkus Best of 2022: Our Editor-in-Chief’s Favorite Reads
Chicago Tribune 10 Best Books of 2022
Globe and Mail: The Globe 100 Best Books of 2022
Globe and Mail: Josh O’Kane’s Favourite Books of 2022
Polygon The Best Comics of 2022
CBC Books 23 Canadian Books for the Memoir Lover this Holiday Season
CBC Books Best Canadian Comics of 2022
CBC Books Becky Toyne’s 2022 Holiday Books List
Vancouver Sun Best New Canadian Books to Give and Receive
Toronto Star 26 Books for the Readers on Your Gift List
Toronto Star Best Graphic Novels of 2022
Winnipeg Free Press Top Titles of 2022
Vancouver Sun Best New Canadian Books to Give and Receive
Library Journal Best Graphic Novels of 2022
Literary Hub Book Marks: The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2022
Literary Hub Book Marks: The Best Reviewed Graphic Literature of 2022
Literary Hub Book Marks: The Best Reviewed Memoir and Biography of 2022
Literary Hub Book Marks: The Ultimate Best Books of 2022 List
Shelf Awareness Best Adult Books of 2022
The Irish Times Best Graphic Novels of 2022
Booklist Editors’ Choice Adult Books 2022
The Intelligencer Non-Fiction Gems of 2022
Evanston Public Library Recommended Books for Adults 2022
The New Zealand Herald Best Books of 2022
Austin Chronicle Five Gifts of Literary Delight
Seattle Public Library Staff Faves 2022: Nonfiction
The Philadelphia Inquirer Best Books of 2022
The Mary Sue 30 Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2022
The Coast 12 Local Books that Topped Our Reading Lists in 2022
NetGalley: The Best Books the NetGalley Team Read in 2022
Biblioracle Best Memoir and Nonfiction of 2022
Miramichi Reader Best Non-Fiction of 2022
Kalamazoo Public Library Best of 2022
The County Weekly News Non-Fiction Gems of 2022
Capital Area District Libraries Best of 2022
Comics Beats 30 Best Comics of 2022
Ms. Magazine’s 2022 ‘Best of the Rest’
Austin Kleon’s 2022 Reading Year
Rave by Jessica Campbell
CBC Books Best Canadian Comics of 2022
Our Little Secret by Emily Carrington
New York Public Library Best New Comics for Adults
Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works 1981-2016 (translation by Phil Elverum & Aleshia Jensen)
Globe and Mail: The Globe 100 Best Books of 2022
CBC Books Best Canadian Comics of 2022
Publishers Weekly 2022 Critics Poll
Putin’s Russia: The Rise of a Dictator by Darryl Cunningham
New York Public Library Best New Comics for Adults
Austin Kleon’s 2022 Reading Year
Birds of Maine by Michael DeForge
Guardian Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2022
Library Journal Best Graphic Novels of 2022
The Washington Post 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022, honourable mention
CBC Books Best Canadian Comics of 2022
SPIN’s Favorite Titles From 2022
Time Zone J by Julie Doucet
Globe and Mail: The Top 5 Graphic Novels of 2022
CBC Books Best Canadian Comics of 2022
Publishers Weekly 2022 Critics Poll
Acting Class by Nick Drnaso
NPR The Spark Podcast Holiday Gift Recommendations
Guardian Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2022
Globe and Mail: The Globe 100 Best Books of 2022
Literary Hub Book Marks: The Best Reviewed Graphic Literature of 2022
Pop Matters Best Books of 2022
The Irish Times Best Graphic Novels of 2022
Publishers Weekly 2022 Critics Poll
Walk Me to the Corner by Anneli Furmark (translation by Hanna Strömberg)
New York Public Library Best New Comics for Adults
Revenge of the Librarians by Tom Gauld
The Washington Post 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
Literary Hub 50 Gift Books for Everyone on Your List
The Peanutbutter Sisters & Other American Stories by Rumi Hara
New York Public Library Best New Comics for Adults
3rd Place in the Publishers Weekly 2022 Critics Poll
The Third Person by Emma Grove
Tied for #2 on the Publishers Weekly 2022 Critics Poll
Kirkus 100 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022
Literary Hub Book Marks: The Best Reviewed Graphic Literature of 2022
Evanston Public Library Recommended Books for Adults 2022
Seattle Public Library Staff Faves 2022: Nonfiction
Comics Beat 30 Best Comics of 2022
The Con Artists by Luke Healy
Guardian Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2022
The Irish Times Best Graphic Novels of 2022
The Irish Times Best Irish Comics of 2022
GCN Queer Comic Book Gift Guide
Artist by Yeong-shin Ma (translation by Janet Hong)
The Irish Times Best Graphic Novels of 2022
Toronto Star Best Graphic Novels of 2022
Publishers Weekly 2022 Critics Poll
Talk to My Back by Yamada Murasaki (translation by Ryan Holmberg)
Guardian Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2022
New York Public Library Best New Comics for Adults
Globe and Mail: The Top 5 Graphic Novels of 2022
Library Journal Best Graphic Novels of 2022
Publishers Weekly 2022 Critics Poll
The Mary Sue 30 Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2022
The Joy of Quitting by Keiler Roberts
The New Yorker Best Book of 2022
Guardian Best Comics and Graphic Novels of 2022