My favourite 50 things from 2023
Happy new year, friends!
It’s taken a while to get this 2023 roundup out, but it’s finally here. I hope you find something new to enjoy from this little collection.
As ever, I’d love to know what you most enjoyed in 2023. Pop it in the comments or send me an email.
Love,
Luke
📚 10 books
Non-fiction
Nick Cave & Seán O’Hagan — Faith, Hope & Carnage
Manni and Reuben Coe — brother. do. you. love. me.
Andrea Elliott — Invisible Child
Dan Ozzi — Sellout
Philippa Perry — The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
Fiction
Lee Cole — Groundskeeping
Barbara Kingsolver — Demon Copperhead
Ann Patchett — Tom Lake
Kevin Wilson — Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Jenny Tinghui Zhang — Four Treasures of the Sky
💿 10 records
Another Michael — Wishes to Fulfill
Chilly Gonzales — French Kiss
Dijon — Absolutely
Fieh — III
Ben Folds — What Matters Most
Kaja Gunnufsen — Interiør og død
Japanese House — In the End It Always Does
John Keek — Do You Love John Keek?
King Stingray — King Stingray
The Xcerts — Learning How to Live and Let Go
📻 5 podcasts
🤷♂️ 5 misc. items
🎥 10 films
Aftersun
Bank of Dave
Blue Bayou
Emily the Criminal
Fair Play
Love at First Sight
Maestro
Nobody
One More Time with Feeling
Oppenheimer
Plus One
Sly
📺 10 TV shows
The Bear
Beef
Boiling Point
Daisy Jones & the Six
The Office (US)
Shrinking
Slow Horses
Somebody Somewhere
Taskmaster
Yellowstone
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