A Word of Dreams’ 5 Favorite Books of 2018 (So Far)

By Andrew Buckner

*Please note that every volume included in this list is based on the criteria of a 2018 publication date.

5. Wade in the Water: Poems by Tracy K. Smith

4. The Cabin at the End of the World: A Novel by Paul
Tremblay

3. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte

2. Ghostbuster’s Daughter: Life with My Dad, Harold Ramis by Violet Ramis Stiel

1. The Outsider: A Novel by Stephen King

Runner-Up:

Warlight: A Novel by Michael Ondaatje

A Word of Dreams’ 21 Favorite Films of 2018 (So Far)

By Andrew Buckner

*Please note that the films included are based on a 2018 U.S. release date.

21. Incident in a Ghostland
(Director: Pascal Laugier)

20. They Remain
(Director: Philip Gelatt)

19. The Endless
(Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead)

18. Upgrade
(Director: Leigh Whannell)

17. Unsane
(Director: Steven Soderbergh)

16. My Hero’s Shadow
(Director: Justin Young)

15. Ready Player One
(Director: Steven Spielberg)

14. Thoroughbreds
(Director: Cory Finley)

13. Revenge
(Director: Coralie Fargeat)

12. The Insult
(Director: Ziad Doueiri)

11. The Death of Stalin
(Director: Armando Iannucci)

10. Annihilation
(Director: Alex Garland)

9. A Quiet Place
(Director: John Krasinski)

8. Isle of Dogs
(Director: Wes Anderson)

7. The Tale
(Director: Jennifer Fox)

6. Tully
(Director: Jason Reitman)

5.You Were Never Really Here
(Director: Lynne Ramsay)

4. Loveless
(Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev)

3. King Cohen
(Director: Steve Mitchell)

2.Hereditary
(Director: Ari Aster)

1.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(Director:J.A. Bayona)