The Poles loved these 10 books. “Surprises for First Place”

Barbara, Wolin and Kiyosaki

Of the top 10 best-selling books in the country, half can be classified as “counseling/psychology”. The second place in the ranking was taken by Natalia de Barbara, whose “Gentle Guide” has been featured in all ratings of the best-selling publications in Poland for many years. Several hundred thousand copies have been sold since the book was released last February. A psychologist who teaches classes at the Jagiellonian University has hit a woman on the nerve by trying to answer the still burning questions of why women play roles they don’t fit, why they work beyond their strength, why they often judge themselves so harshly.

In addition to second place for Barbara’s “Tender Guide”, Mark Wolinn placed fifth. In his book It Didn’t Start With You, he writes that depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders do not have to be caused by the here and now, but can be inherited from our ancestors. Right behind the San Francisco therapist were two other Americans: Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter with their book Rich Dad Poor Dad. This is classic financial advice that has been on the market for over two decades. Guide next. Tenth position went to the title “When the body says no” with seven rules to help protect yourself from hidden stress.

Sapkowski, King and Tokarczuk

In addition to counseling and psychology, there are also many classics that Poles have long loved. Ninth place goes to Andrzej Sapkowski, whose book sales are fueled by subsequent editions of The Witcher by CD Projekt from Warsaw and the series about the adventures of Geralt of Rivia by Netflix. Eighth place goes to Stephen King, who has already created a global thriller factory, becoming one of the richest writers in the world. Third place went to Olga Tokarchuk. It is not surprising, because her Empujon has been awaited for so long and is the first novel by the writer after receiving the Nobel Prize in 2019.

However, it takes first place. Delia Owens’ 2022 bestselling book, Where the Crawfish Sing.

This is the new debut of a woman who is soon over seventy. He witty touches on many issues that are of interest to the younger generation, for example: how to live in harmony with nature, how to learn from it? At the same time, her heroine, who lives in the swamps, is a girl who manages her own life (feminist accent), but feels lonely and seeks tenderness (like all young people). A beautiful picture, although there is also an element of horror, and a lot of wisdom in the style of Coelho (for example, “If anyone understands loneliness, it’s the moon”). Young readers, or rather readers, do not hesitate to buy this entire package. Result: several million copies sold worldwide. explains the success of the book, literary critic Leszek Bugajski.

Below we publish a list of the 10 most frequently bought books in Poland in 2022. This is only part of our rating. In the Premium section, Wprost readers will have access to a list of the 20 most popular books for adults and 20 books for children and teenagers.

10 best selling books of 2022