The qatsi awards
At the end of 2018 I noted it hadn't been a brilliant year. Well, the same goes for 2019, possibly in spades, and it doesn't look great for 2020 either. But in between, there have been highlights: here are mine.
Honourable mentions for A Vineyard in Andalusia and An English Murder (fiction); 4th Rock from the Sun and The Invention of Air (non-fiction); Canzionere Grecanico Salentino and Queen Victoria's piano (music); Skansen in Stockholm, the Gustavianum in Uppsala (museums and exhibitions).
Perhaps hibernation for the duration would be the best option.
- Fiction - The Bedlam Stacks, by Natasha Pulley
- Non-fiction - SPQR, by Mary Beard
- Music - Olivier Latry's organ recital at the Proms
- Film and Theatre - First Man
- Museums and Exhibitions - Cutting Edge at Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Food and Drink - Pelikan in Stockholm
Honourable mentions for A Vineyard in Andalusia and An English Murder (fiction); 4th Rock from the Sun and The Invention of Air (non-fiction); Canzionere Grecanico Salentino and Queen Victoria's piano (music); Skansen in Stockholm, the Gustavianum in Uppsala (museums and exhibitions).
Perhaps hibernation for the duration would be the best option.