My favourite books, films and music of 2021

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For the tenth year running…here’s what I loved the most in 2021.

Books:

  1. Night of the Gun (Carr)

  2. Who They Was (Krauze)

  3. Ministry for the Future (Stanley Robinson)

  4. How to Speak Whale (Mustill!)

  5. Transitions (Bridges)

  6. Where Reasons End (Li)

  7. Moms (Ma)

  8. The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources (Farchy)

  9. Never Split the Difference (Voss)

  10. The Wall (Lancaster)

Films:

  1. 7 Prisoners

  2. Minari

  3. Another Round

  4. Nomadland

  5. Babyteeth

  6. The Painter and the Thief

  7. Wrath of Man

  8. Les Miserables

  9. Sweat

  10. No Time to Die

Music (including standout track):

  1. Tyler, the Creator - what an album! (LUMBERJACK)

  2. Vince Staples (Lil Fade)

  3. Cardi B (Up)

  4. V9 (Hole in One)

  5. J Cole (Pride is the Devil)

  6. Backroad Gee (A Yo)

  7. Pop Smoke (Manslaughter)

  8. Haim (Gasoline)

  9. Pete & Bas (Speeding)

  10. Adrianne Lenker (Zombie Girl)