The most popular identity & belonging books of 2022

Books about identity and belonging ask who you are and where you fit. Characters caught between cultures, classes, families or versions of themselves try to find a place to stand. These stories speak to anyone who has ever felt out of place, which is nearly everyone. This list shows the ones first published in 2022.

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Taste
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Taste

Cheryl Kahn

2022 · 2023 edition

468 pages

Starseed
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Starseed

Olivia Hillier

Published 2022

308 pages

Buckhead
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Buckhead

Shobo Coker, George Kambadais

Published 2022

144 pages

Ugly
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Ugly

Kelly Vincent

Published 2022

344 pages

Broken
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Broken

Jane Daly

Published 2022

406 pages

Potong
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Potong

Johnny Jon Jon

Published 2022

188 pages

Zillah
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Zillah

Penelope Todd

Published 2022

183 pages

Orbits
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Orbits

Jeremy Scott

Published 2022

192 pages

Year Zero
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Year Zero

David Lugo

Published 2022

244 pages

Broken
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Broken

Ivy Logan

Published 2022

232 pages