My favourite books, films and music of 2022

For the 11th year running…here’s what I loved the most in 2022.

Books:

  1. Native Speaker

  2. Skinship

  3. The Starship and the Canoe

  4. Starmakers

  5. The Man from the Future

  6. Crying in H Mart

  7. The Power Law

  8. With Winning in Mind

  9. 8000 Hours

  10. The Myth of Freedom

Films:

  1. The Lost Daughter

  2. Aftersun

  3. Drive My Car

  4. The Rescue

  5. The Alpinist

  6. Boiling Point

  7. Azor

  8. Plus One

  9. Riders of Justice

  10. Triangle of Sadness

Music (including standout track):

  1. Pusha T (Diet Coke)

  2. Yaya Bey (Reprise)

  3. Daliwonga (Abo Mvelo)

  4. Wanitwa Mos (Sofa Silahlane)

  5. Felo Le Tee (Dipatje Tsa Felo)

  6. DBN Gogo (Bells)

  7. 9umba (uMlando)

  8. Ye (Easy)

  9. Big Thief (Shark Smile)

  10. Yung Kayo (YEET)