When you put on an event like the Aspen Ideas Festival, you’re constantly on the lookout for inspiration. So we’re taking a look back at the best things we’ve read, watched, and listened to this year. Some of our picks are heady and serious, while others are unapologetically escapist! We hope you’ll enjoy this not-so-comprehensive list of our 2022 favorites.
Books
The Arsonists’ City, Hala Alyan
Barbarian Days, William Finnegan
Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk
How the Word is Passed, Clint Smith
I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy
Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus
Rules of Civility, Amor Towles
Solito: A Memoir, Javier Zamora
This is Happiness, Niall Williams
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin
Where The Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River, David Owen