It’s the weekend!

We’re renting a house on the Maine coast and having an adventure, escaping our normal routines.

Have a warm and cozy weekend and a happy entry into the new year.

I’m sharing a little round-up of 2019. Some of these lists also include the best of the decade.

• Best Books:
  • Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019
  • The New Yorker The Best Books of 2019
  • NPR’s Book Concierge 2019 Books
  • The Guardian Best Books of 2019
• Best Movies:
  • Vanity Fair: The 15 Best Movies of 2019 – K. Austin Collins’s List and The 10 Best Movies of 2019 – Richard Lawson’s List
  • New York Times Best Movies of 2109
  • Slate 10 Best Movies of 2019
  • Vox Best Movies of 2019
• Best Music:
  • NPR’s Best Music of 2019
  • The New Yorker The Best Music of 2019
  • Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2019
  • The Guardian 50 Best Albums of 2019
• Best Recipes and Cookbooks:
  • Washington Post 11 Cookbooks That Inspired Us in 2019
  • The New Yorker Best Cookbooks of 2019
  • The Atlantic 5 Best Cookbooks of 2019
  • New York Times Cooking 50 Most Popular Recipes of 2019
• Goodness: Top 10 Most Exciting Environmental Stories from 2019 Raise Hope for an Eco-Friendly Year Ahead

About the photo: The American Library, 2018, by Yinka Shonibare, from an exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.