Restless Reader: Favorites from 2009
January 1st, 2010Happy new year! Here’s a list of my favorite things from 2009 (several items were out prior to 2009, but 2009 is when I first experienced them):
- Favorite Book: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Favorite Book Cover Artist: Chip Kidd
- Favorite Book Podcast: Books on the Nightstand
- Favorite Film (Theater): A Single Man
- Favorite Film (DVD): Tie between Synecdoche, New York and Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne)
- Favorite TV Show: Lost
- Favorite Album: Wilco by Wilco
- Favorite Purchase: iPhone 3GS (I can finally check personal email at work via this device!)
- Favorite Meal: Capsouto Freres
- Favorite Restaurant: Lan Cafe (vegan Vietnamese food)
- Favorite Dessert: Chocolate cake at Gotham Bar & Grill
- Favorite Podcast: WNYC’s Radio Lab







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January 1st, 2010 at 01:28 pm
when will chip kidd ever NOT be your favorite book cover artist?
any thoughts on favorite song?
January 1st, 2010 at 08:47 pm
Yeah, I guess I should take cover artist off the list – he’s bound to my fav for quite awhile.
Favorite song that was published in 2009 would have to go to “Just War” by DJ Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse.