To start this year, I shared my favorite moments in photos from last year. Two weekends ago, I shared the 20 songs I had on repeat last year. Last weekend, I shared our favorite TV shows and movies that my wife Kim and I watched last year.
This weekend, I’m sharing my favorite reads of last year. I read a total of 24 books:
I split evenly between fiction and nonfiction, 12 each, but my four favorites from the year were all nonfiction:
- Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, which I heard about first from fellow blogger Melissa Firman, and then on various podcasts so I had to read it.
- Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld, a collection of his favorite material through the years that made my way slowly through for several months.
- Riverman: An American Odyssey by Ben McGrath, the true story of a man who, over the course of more than twenty years, canoed solo thousands of miles of American rivers–and then disappeared near the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
- Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono, to which I listened on audiobook, which for me as a U2 fan was the only way to experience it.
Next weekend, I’m thinking about adding the books, TV shows, movies and music I’m looking forward to reading, watching, and listening to this year. We’ll see.
So, what were your favorite books read in 2022? Feel free to link to blog posts.
Still an unfinished person... 
Wow, all 3 Thursday Murder books in one year! I’ve still got the third one to go. I think you’d also like Killers of a Certain Age. It’s got that same fun feeling.
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We listened to Is This Anything? on our last long drive, and we both thought it was great.
I’d like to look for Radical Compassion.
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Tara Brach is very good. I’m enjoying her podcast on Spotify, but I’m sure it’s on other platforms and on her website too.
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I’m intrigued by Riverman, and Four Thousand Weeks also will be among my favorite nonfiction books of 2022. (I still need to do that post, but I managed to get my Best Fiction post up earlier in the week. https://melissafirman.substack.com/p/best-fiction-books-of-2022.
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You’re the reason I checked out Four Thousand Weeks initially.
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I thought so! 🙂 Glad you liked it as much as I did!
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Corrected post to give you credit, with link.
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What a nice eclectic mix! I just added Liturgy of the Ordinary to my TBR–thank you! I love posts like this!
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I have another book by Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night, that I bought. Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to delve into yet, but it looks promising.
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Even though I am no longer working, I still struggle to manage my time effectively. Time Management for Mortals could be worth looking into …
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