This year, I consumed 48 books, 37 movies and numerous TV programs. Herein are my favorites.
(Note: Not all were released during the past 365 days.)
1. “One Summer: America, 1927” by Bill Bryson
2. “The Golem and the Jinni” by Helene Wecker
3. “Coming of Age: The Story of Our Century by Those Who’ve Lived It by Studs Terkel
4. “The Yoga Store Murder: The Shocking True Account of the Lululemon Athletica Killing” by Dan Morse
5. “Mr. Mercedes” by Stephen King
6. “Altitude Sickness” by Litsa Dremousis
7. “Revival” by Stephen King
8. “As You Wish” by Cary Elwes
9. “I Dare Me: How I Rebooted and Recharged My Life by Doing Something New Every Day” by Lu Ann Cahn
10. “Blackbirds” by Chuck Wendig
(Honorable mentions: “Thank You, Mr. President: A White House Notebook” by A. Merriman Smith, “Love Life” by Rob Lowe, “City Room” by Arthur Gelb, “Lexicon” by Max Berry, “Still Foolin’ ‘Em: Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys” by Billy Crystal, “10,000 Steps Blueprint – The Daily Walking Habit For Healthy Weight Loss and Lifelong Fitness” by S.J. Scott, and “Die Trying” by Lee Child)
1. Supernatural
2. Leverage
3. Person of Interest
4. The Americans
5. The Good Wife
6. Grimm
7. White Collar
8. CSI: NY
9. The Following
10. House of Cards
(Honorable mentions: NCIS, Castle, Haven, Chuck, Forever, Once Upon A Time, Sleepy Hollow, Covert Affairs and Agents of Shield)
1. About Time
2. That Guy…Who Was In That Thing
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
4. John Wick
5. The Impossible
6. The Hundred-Foot Journey
7. Chef
8. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
9. Saving Mr. Banks
10. Page One
(Honorable mentions: The Monuments Men, Interstellar, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Dracula: Untold, Maleficent and Edge of Tomorrow)
