Making a January list of "books to look forward to" is a hopeless task; there will be hundreds and hundreds of books released this year, each of them potentially thrilling to somebody. But here's a representative list of just a few of the books that caught my eye. Here's hoping all of us find plenty of good reading in 2023.

Actor William Sanderson ("Deadwood," "Newhart") is 79. Singer Rod Stewart is 78. Singer-keyboardist Donald Fagen of Steely Dan is 75. Singer Pat Benatar is 70. Guitarist Michael Schenker of Scorpions is 68. Singer Shawn Colvin is 67. Singer-guitarist Curt Kirkwood of Meat Puppets is 64. Actor Evan Handler ("Sex and the City") is 62. Singer Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies is 59. Actor Trini Alvarado is 56. Singer Brent Smith of Shinedown is 45. Rapper Chris Smith of Kris Kross is 44.

Actor K Callan ("Lois and Clark") is 87. Singer Joan Baez is 82. Guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is 79. Actor John Doman ("Gotham") is 78. Singer-actor Buster Poindexter (David Johansen) is 73. Singer Crystal Gayle is 72. Actor J.K. Simmons (TV's "The Closer," "Spider-Man" movies) is 68. Actor Imelda Staunton ("Harry Potter" movies, "Vera Drake") is 67. Guitarist Eric Erlandson of Hole is 60. Actor Joely Richardson is 58. Guitarist Carl Bell of Fuel is 56. Actor David Costabile ("Billions," "Breaking Bad") is 56. Singer Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth is 56. Singer Dave Matthews of The Dave Matthews Band is 56. Actor Joey Lauren Adams ("Chasing Amy," "Big Daddy") is 55. Actor Deon Cole ("black-ish") is 52. Actor Angela Bettis ("Carrie," "Girl, Interrupted") is 50. Actor Omari Hardwick ("Power") is 49. Singer A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys is 45. Guitarist Drew Brown of OneRepublic is 39. Singer Paolo Nutini is 36. Actor Nina Dobrev ("The Vampire Diaries") is 34. Actor Kerris Dorsey ("Ray Donovan," "Brothers and Sisters") is 25. Actor Tyree Brown ("Parenthood") is 19.

Former "Sunday Morning" host Charles Osgood is 90. Singer Shirley Bassey is 86. Game show host Bob Eubanks ("The Newlywed Game") is 85. Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane is 83. Singer Anthony Gourdine of Little Anthony and the Imperials is 82. Singer Juanita Cowart Motley of The Marvelettes is 79. Actor Kathleen Noone ("Knots Landing") is 78. Guitarist Robby Krieger of The Doors is 77. Actor Harriet Sansom Harris ("Desperate Housewives") is 68. Actor Ron Cephas Jones ("This Is Us") is 66. Actor Michelle Forbes ("True Blood," "Star Trek: The Next Generation") is 58. Actor Maria Pitillo ("Providence") is 57. Bassist Jeff Abercrombie of Fuel is 54. Singer Sean Paul is 50. Singer-actor Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley is 47. Actor Amber Benson ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer") is 46. Actor-director Sarah Polley is 44. Actor Gaby Hoffmann ("Sleepless in Seattle," "Field of Dreams") is 41. Guitarist Disashi Lumumbo-Kasongo of Gym Class Heroes is 40. Actor-singer Cynthia Erivo is 36.