2019 Media List
“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.”
― Charles Darwin
+ Books
This is a list of every book I read, start to finish, in 2019.
+ Prose
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanathi
- Eating Drinking Overthinking by Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya
- The Little Book of Lykke by Meik Wiking
- Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold with David Roberts
- Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
- Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
- The Bliss List by J.P. Hansen
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
- Sex Object by Jessica Valenti
- Plastic: A Toxic Love Story by Susan Freinkel
- Eat that Frog! by Brian Tracy
- Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
- Modern HERstory by Blair Imani
- The Book of Joy by The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams
- Get Your Shit Together by Sarah Knight
- What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
- Seriously… I’m Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
- Outer Order Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin
- Spirit Junkie by Gabrielle Bernstein
- Enjoy Every Sandwich by Lee Lipsenthal
- You are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
- The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
- The Year of Less by Cait Flanders
- Judgement Detox by Gabrielle Bernstein
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson
- Radical Kindness by Angela Santomero
- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
- The Age of Miracles by Marianne Williamson
- Beowulf by Seamus Heaney
- Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
- The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
- Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
- You are a Badass by Jen Sincero
- Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
- Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
- The Spender’s Guide to Debt-Free Living by Anna Newell Jones
- Note to Self by Gayle King
- Grant Proposal Writing: A Manual for Success in a Competitive Profession by Keith Campbell
- You Do You by Sarah Knight
- The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- Circe by Madeline Miller
- Calm the Fuck Down by Sarah Knight
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
- As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
- The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
- The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stievater
- The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
- Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
- Rising Strong by Brené Brown
- The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling
- Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
- Free Will by Sam Harris
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- Go Green, Live Rich by David Bach
- Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
- Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
- 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- The Vegetarian by Han Kang
- Bird by Rita Murphy
- The Shack by WM. Paul Young
- The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker
- Bird Box by Josh Malerman
- So You Want to Move to Canada, Eh? by Jennifer McCartney
- Quidditch through the Ages by J.K. Rowling
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (reread) by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (reread) by J.K. Rowling
- Slaughterhouse-Five (reread) by Kurt Vonnegut
- Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
+ Poetry
- feeld by Jos Charles
- Adultolescence by Gabby Hanna
- When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen
- A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson
- Walking in on People by Melissa Balmain
- At Blackwater Pond by Mary Oliver
- Billy Collins Live by Billy Collins
- Stag’s Leap by Sharon Olds
- Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay
- Wade in the Water by Tracy K. Smith
- Hansel & Gretal Get the Word on the Street by Al Ortolani
- Did You Know? by Elizabeth S. Wolf
- Mostly True by Brian Andreas
- Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg
- All the Wasted Beauty of the World by Richard Newman
- Let Them Eat Chaos by Kate Tempest
- The Last Mastodon by Christina Olson
+ Music
This is a list of every new album and EP I listened to, start to finish, in 2019.
- Post by Björk
- Let it Die by Feist
- The Cage by Dirt Poor Robins
- Paul Baribeau by Paul Baribeau
- Earth Seeds by Alecs DeLarge
- Expectations by Hayley Kiyoko
- Am I a Girl? by Poppy
- Amy Locust Whatever by Cyberbully Mom Club
- Powerplant by Girlpool
- Next Thing by Frankie Cosmos
- Elegies by Tiny Deaths
- Redirections by El Jazzy Chavo
- Locket by Crumb
- Mountain Tops by wüsh
- Ghost Bird by Zee Avi
- Lush by Snail Mail
- Bonito Generation by Kero Kero Bonito
- Faithful by ANNI
- Seluas Harapan by Endah N Rhesa
- BLACKPINK IN YOUR AREA by BLACKPINK
- Let’s Go by In Love With a Ghost
- A Dotted Line by Nickel Creek
- Ordinary Silence by Mixtapes
- Sunset Blush by Kississippi
- We Have No Future, We’re All Doomed by Kississippi
- Hello June by Hello June
- Color Where You Are by Cris Jacobs
- Gold by Sister Sparrow
- Clean by Soccer Mommy
- Distance Over Time by Dream Theater
- Caravelle (Deluxe) by Polo and Pan
- Outer Peace by Toro y Moi
- WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish
- Turmoil & Tinfoil by Billy Strings
- Desire's Magic Theater by Purson
- Graduation by Kanye West
- Lost Touch by We Were Sharks
- Spruce by Hello June
- Loveless Shadows by City Girl
- Practice by Nipper the Band
- The End of Nightmare by DREAMCATCHER
- Window by Shook Twins
- Some Good Lives by Shook Twins
- What We Do by Shook Twins
- Head Above Water by Avril Lavigne
- Washington by the Sea by Sierra Ferrell
- Pretty Magic Spell by Sierra Ferrell
- Hello Wormwood by The Oh Hellos
- BONES UK by BONES UK
- happysad by Meg & Dia
- Pity Boy by Mal Blum
- Quelqu'un m'a dit by Carla Bruni
- Love You to Death by Tegan & Sara
- Heartthrob by Tegan & Sara
- amo by Bring Me the Horizon
- Make a Freak Feel Clean by Calyx
- Bad Ideas (Act One) by Tessa Violet
- Cannibal by Kesha
- Rainbow by Kesha
- plum blossom by mxmtoon
- Sucker Punch by Sigrid
- Lemon Boy by Cavetown
- Human by dodie
- The Planet by Young Ejecta
- Afterglow by Yours Truly
- Weezer by Weezer
- Artemis by Lindsey Stirling
- Superunknown by Soundgarden
- FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake
- Synthesis by Evanescence
- The Wheels of the City by The Drunken Hearts
- Dreamer by HIRIE
- Home by Billy Strings
- Daybeak by Sierra Hull
- Warmer in Winter by Lindsey Stirling
- The Legend Of by The Triforce Quartet
- Ultima Phantasia by The Triforce Quartet
- Bad Ideas by Tessa Violet
- Lightning in a Bottle by Blue Steel
- Blue Steel by Blue Steel
- The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit's Flower by of Montreal
- More Than You Think You Are by Matchbox Twenty
- Forever Halloween by The Maine
+ FILMS
This is a list of every new film, standup special, or documentary I watched, start to finish, in 2019.
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch dir. David Slade
- The Humanity Bureau dir. Rob W. King
- 13th dir. Ava DuVernay
- MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. dir. Steve Loveridge
- Free Solo dir. Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
- Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened dir. Chris Smith
- The Comeback Kid by John Mulaney
- Burn After Reading dir. The Coen Brothers
- Kid Gorgeous by John Mulaney
- New Kid in Town by John Mulaney
- The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits by Jimmy Carr
- Standup for Drummers by Fred Armisen
- Christopher Robin dir. Marc Forster
- Detective Pikachu dir. Rob Letterman
- Thank God for Jokes by Mike Birbiglia
- My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend by Mike Birbiglia
- Love, Simon dir. Greg Berlanti
- Mi mejor amigo dir. Martín Deus
- Magic Mike dir. Steven Soderbergh
- The Fall dir. Tarsem Singh
- The Call to Courage by Brené Brown
- The Little Prince dir. Mark Osborne
- Flavors of Youth dir. Yoshitaka Takeuchi, Jiaoshou, Haoling Li
- Caddyshack dir. Harold Ramis
- Loving Vincent dir. Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman
- The Girl on the Train dir. Tate Taylor
- Beyond the Curve dir. Daniel J. Clark
- Gremlins dir. Steven Spielberg
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 dir. James Gunn
- Thor: Ragnarok dir. Taika Waititi
- Amélie dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Bird Box dir. Susanne Bier
- Garden of Words dir. Makoto Shinkai
- The Shack dir. Stuart Hazeldine
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou dir. Wes Anderson
- The New One by Mike Birbiglia
- Cats dir. Tom Hooper
- The Little Shop of Horrors dir. Frank Oz
+ Television
This is a list of every new series I watched, start to finish, in 2019.
- Tidying Up with Marie Kondo Season 1
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 4
- Archer Season 9
- THE PROMISED NEVERLAND Season 1
- Santa Clarita Diet Season 3
- The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 1 & 2
- Shameless Season 9
- A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 3
- Bob’s Burgers Season 9
- Parks and Recreation Season 1
- Game of Thrones Complete
- The Ranch Parts 3 & 4
- Letterkenny Seasons 1-7
- Orange is the New Black Season 7
- pen15 Season 1
- Brooklyn 99 Season 1-6
- Dead to Me Season 1
- Are You Lost? Complete
- Big Mouth Season 3
- Planet Earth Complete
- The Great British Baking Show Collection 7
- The Ones Within Season 1
- The Dragon Prince Season 1-2
- BoJack Horseman Season 6
- END OF THE FUCKING WORLD Season 2
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 14
- Project Runway Season 16
- Bananya Season 2
+ Video Games
This is a list of every game I started in 2019.
- Spyro the Dragon: Reignited Trilogy
- Spyro: Ripto’s Rage (replay)
- Katamari Damacy (replay)
- A Hat in Time + DLC
- A Bird Story (replay)
- Costume Quest + DLC
- Proteus
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Hades
- Dokapon Kingdom (replay)
- Portal 2 Co-op
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (replay)
- Katamari Damacy: Reroll
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Toby: The Secret Mine