This week I’m counting down my favorite works of arts and entertainment in 2022. Here’s what I’ve done so far: Monday: Movies/stage shows Tuesday: TV Today: Books! I read somewhere around 50 books this year. Most of them were research for my dog book (working title: DOGLAND). But I did manage to get in a bunch of reading for pleasure. I’m going to limit my list to five, but just know that this particular list could have been five times as long.
Just ordered Lost and Found based on your comments! Thanks for that…
The two best books I read this year were The Beauty of Dusk by Frank Bruni and Corrections in Ink by Keri Blakinger. I’ve always loved Bruni’s writing and this may be his best. And, especially for you, the book contains the single-best chapter on dog ownership that I’ve ever read! Blakinger’s story is simply amazing and beautifully written. She’d be a great guest on your podcast.
I agree about 400 Weeks--it was such a refreshing take on time management. It has stuck with me.
I keep a list of the books I have read each year on my Notes app (and another Note for “I want to read”). This year I read one book that made me want to go up to strangers and tell them to read it--“We All Want Impossible Things” by Catherine Newman. It was funny on almost every page, which seems impossible in a book about someone in hospice.
I also enjoy Kevin Wilson. In a similar vein, I recently read Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory - it's excellent and equally wacky. Highly recommend.
Just ordered Lost and Found based on your comments! Thanks for that…
The two best books I read this year were The Beauty of Dusk by Frank Bruni and Corrections in Ink by Keri Blakinger. I’ve always loved Bruni’s writing and this may be his best. And, especially for you, the book contains the single-best chapter on dog ownership that I’ve ever read! Blakinger’s story is simply amazing and beautifully written. She’d be a great guest on your podcast.
Read 58 books this year, short of my goal of 75. Favs were Rent Collector, Big Fish and Posnanski’s Secret of Golf
I, too, added “Four Thousand Weeks” to my list after reading your praise. I’d add Ed Yong’s “An Immense World,” which was fascinating.
I agree about 400 Weeks--it was such a refreshing take on time management. It has stuck with me.
I keep a list of the books I have read each year on my Notes app (and another Note for “I want to read”). This year I read one book that made me want to go up to strangers and tell them to read it--“We All Want Impossible Things” by Catherine Newman. It was funny on almost every page, which seems impossible in a book about someone in hospice.