2014 favorites
It's that time of year again. Favorite things for 2014 . . .
Stuff I read
Favorite book of the year . . . The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
General fiction . . . The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
Unexpected pleasure . . . Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Historical fiction . . . All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Nonfiction . . . 7 by Jen Hatmaker
Magazine . . . Garden & Gun
Music I listened to
Band . . . (tie) Hurray for the Riff Raff and Shovels & Rope
Artist . . . (tie) Lucinda Williams and Jason Isbell
Album . . . Small Town Heroes by Hurray for the Riff Raff
Song . . . (tie) "Swimmin' Time" by Shovels & Rope and "Dearly Departed" by Shakey Graves featuring Esmé Patterson
Artist Discovery . . . Hurray for the Riff Raff
Local (North Carolina) music . . . The Hawthornes
Song rediscovery . . . Sloe Gin by Joe Bonamossa
Things I watched
TV show . . . Nashville (second year in a row)
New (to me) TV show . . . Orange is the New Black
Movie . . . The Hundred Foot Journey
Live theatrical performance . . . To Kill a Mockingbird (Theatre Charlotte)
Miscellaneous things I liked or enjoyed
Social Network . . . Twitter (third year in a row)
Vacation . . . (Coming soon! Hasn't happened yet.)
Weekend getaway . . . Winston-Salem (The Greylyn)
Food . . . Tacos al Pastor from La Unica
Restaurant . . . (tie) Kebab-Je and Baku
Dessert . . . ginger hazelnut ice cream (Baku)
Beverage . . . Oriental apple martini (Baku)
Stuff I read
Favorite book of the year . . . The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
General fiction . . . The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
Unexpected pleasure . . . Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Historical fiction . . . All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Nonfiction . . . 7 by Jen Hatmaker
Magazine . . . Garden & Gun
Music I listened to
Band . . . (tie) Hurray for the Riff Raff and Shovels & Rope
Artist . . . (tie) Lucinda Williams and Jason Isbell
Album . . . Small Town Heroes by Hurray for the Riff Raff
Song . . . (tie) "Swimmin' Time" by Shovels & Rope and "Dearly Departed" by Shakey Graves featuring Esmé Patterson
Artist Discovery . . . Hurray for the Riff Raff
Local (North Carolina) music . . . The Hawthornes
Song rediscovery . . . Sloe Gin by Joe Bonamossa
Things I watched
TV show . . . Nashville (second year in a row)
New (to me) TV show . . . Orange is the New Black
Movie . . . The Hundred Foot Journey
Live theatrical performance . . . To Kill a Mockingbird (Theatre Charlotte)
Miscellaneous things I liked or enjoyed
Social Network . . . Twitter (third year in a row)
Vacation . . . (Coming soon! Hasn't happened yet.)
Weekend getaway . . . Winston-Salem (The Greylyn)
Food . . . Tacos al Pastor from La Unica
Restaurant . . . (tie) Kebab-Je and Baku
Dessert . . . ginger hazelnut ice cream (Baku)
Beverage . . . Oriental apple martini (Baku)
