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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Mecca A Novel
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Mecca A Novel

Susan Straight

Published 2022

370 pages

LIFECAST
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LIFECAST

Marc Opsal

Published 2022

391 pages

Starseed
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Starseed

Olivia Hillier

Published 2022

308 pages

Lady Reaper
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Lady Reaper

Christina Bauer

Published 2022

200 pages

The Marginalized in Death
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The Marginalized in Death

Jennifer F. Byrnes, Iván Sandoval-Cervantes, Paulina Domínguez Acosta

Published 2022

372 pages

Clay Wars
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Clay Wars

Lex J. Grootelaar

Published 2022

284 pages

Revenge Body
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Revenge Body

Caleb Luna, Zach Goldberg

Published 2022

58 pages