I always look forward to sharing my lists of favorite books, movies, and music with all of you.

First up, here are some of the books I read and enjoyed this year. Let me know which books I should check out in 2023.

Favorite Books of 2022:

• The Light We Carry — Michelle Obama (I’m a bit biased on this one)
• Sea of Tranquility — Emily St. John Mandel
• Trust — Hernan Diaz
• The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams — Stacy Schiff
• The Furrows: A Novel –Namwali Serpell
• South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation — Imani Perry
• The School for Good Mothers — Jessamine Chan
• Black Cake — Charmaine Wilkerson
• Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands -Kate Beaton
• An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us — Ed Yong
• Liberation Day — George Saunders
• The Candy House — Jennifer Egan
• Afterlives — Abdulrazak Gurnah

I saw some great movies this year — here are some of my favorites.

Favorite Movies of 2022:

• The Fabelmans
• Decision to Leave
• The Woman King
• Aftersun
• Emily the Criminal
• Petite Maman
• Descendant (I’m biased — Higher Ground produced)
• Happening
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Top Gun: Maverick
• The Good Boss
• Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
• A Hero
• Hit the Road
• After Yang

I always enjoy sharing my end of year music playlist with all of you — and this year we heard a lot of great songs. Here are some of my favorites.

Favorite Music of 2022:

• The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar
• Tití Me Preguntó — Bad Bunny
• POF — Ari Lennox
• Something in the Orange — Zach Bryan
• Last Last — Burna Boy
• American Teenager — Ethel Cain
• Communion In My Cup — Tank and The Bangas ft. The Ton3s
• Pull Up — Koffee
• Saoko — Rosalía
• Rush — Ayra Starr
• Break My Soul — Beyoncé
• Life Is Good — SiR ft. Scribz Riley
• That’s Where I Am — Maggie Rogers
• Dodinin — Leyla McCalla
• Sunshine — Steve Lacy ft. Fousheé
• Calm Down — Rema
• Problem With It — Plains
• Feelings 4 You — Xavier Omär
• Tamagotchi — Omar Apollo
• Home Maker — Sudan Archives
• Where I Go — NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) ft. H.E.R.
• Shirt — SZA
• About Damn Time — Lizzo
• ‘Round Midnight — Adam Blackstone & Jazmine Sullivan

Let me know if you have any recommendations, and I’ll check them out.