What am I looking forward to in 2012? Surprises. There are quite a few of them in my Favorites of 2011 list.

But I was fairly confident at the beginning of the year that Certified Copy and The Tree of Life would be major events. This year, I see a lot of very promising titles on the horizon. I hope that none of them are in my final list of favorites, because that would mean I have ten big surprises on the way.

Still, I’m rather confident that this one will be near the top of the list:  (more…)

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I just discovered that this month marks the important anniversary of one of my favorite books.

And so, I recommend that everybody read this testimony about the book. …

Then, pre-order a copy of the 50th anniversary edition for a young reader that you know.

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I saw a film from 2007 last night that immediately installed at #1 for that year on the Big List. …  (more…)

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The new issue of Image is out! Order yours today.

In the meantime, you can get a preview online… (more…)

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What’s new in 2012?

Here’s something…  (more…)

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I didn’t hear any records this year that filled me with a zeal to shout from the rooftops. (Last year’s The Long Surrender by Over the Rhine did that, and it remains my favorite record of the last several years.)

Nevertheless, 2011 was still a year full of extraordinary music. Here are a number of albums that I spent time with over and over again in the car while driving and under headphones while writing…. (more…)

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I know you’re not sitting around drumming your fingers on your desktop and wondering, “Where are Jeffrey’s 2011 lists?”

But … (more…)

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More than a month ago, they started appearing: Best of 2011 lists. … (more…)

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Anne writes poetry.

But lately, she’s been asked to write a few essays. Some of them appear between the poetry collections in her new book Delicate Machinery Suspended.

And one of them is published today at Christianity Today: An eyewitness testimony about what it’s like to celebrate Christmas in Seattle. (more…)

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