The latter part of this year — musically — was dominated by Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and Adele — which prompted this response from my wife: sometimes I think I married a teenage girl.
I have to say, though, that Sour album is *chef’s kiss* and the 10 min version of All Too Well? *Double Chef’s Kiss*

As for the books I’ve read… I don’t know what happened but I didn’t even get close to my 24. I have a little time left, but I’m not hopeful.
I know a colleague that has a goal of 52 books per year and I believe that she is an overachiever. Nerd.(kidding. just envious, that’s all).

• Calypso* – David Sedaris
• The Song of Achilles* – Madeline Miller
• The Whole Language – Greg Boyle
• Dare to Lead – Brene Brown
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
• A Promised Land* – Barack Obama
• A Future That’s Bigger Than the Past – Samuel Wells
• Life in Christ – Julia Gatta
• Crying in H Mart – Michelle Zauner
• Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir
• The Wisdom Jesus – Cynthia Bourgeault
• The Art of the Start 2.0 – Guy Kawasaki
• Faithful Innovation – Nick Warnes
• Sermon on the Mount – Amy-Jill Levine
• Anxious People – Fredrik Bachman
• Starting Missional Churches – Mark Lau Branson
• Midnight Library – Matt Haig
• Tattoos on the Heart – Greg Boyle (a re-read)
  * denotes audible/audiobooks

Hands down, the best book I read this year was Project Hail Mary. I’m certain it’ll be made into a movie and I’m certain I shall be let down by said movie.
Also, I realized I read a handful of Fredrik Bachman’s books and… I really, really like him.
Best ’church’ book I read this year was The Whole Language.

How about the Currently Reading/Not Finished list

• Wholehearted Faith – Rachel Held Evans
• God Bless you Mr. Rosewater – Kurt Vonnegut
• Normal People – Sally Rooney
• Beautiful World Where Are You – Sally Rooney
• The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune
• The Anthropocene Reviewed – John Green
• Dear Edward – Ann Napolitano
• A Beautiful Foolish Endeavor – Hank Green
• Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World – Jack Weatherford
• Peaceable Kingdom – Stanley Haweraus
• Mythos by Stephen Fry (btw… I wouldn’t mind Stephen Fry narrating my life if it’s ever worth narrating…)

Those are books I’ve started and some halfway through.
I feel like I really should get looked at for ADD or something…
My hope is to knock half those books off that list.
I dare not mention the books sitting on the to-read shelf.

What’s the best thing you read this year?