A little of what we love

At Plank we pride ourselves on our love of reading, good TV and great movies. With 18 of us, there’s a wide variety of discoveries that may catch your eye. Whether you’re looking for a new book or a fun series, we hope some of the favourites that have fed our souls, may inspire yours. And since choosing “A” favourite was just too much pressure, this is a noncommittal, not absolute favourite, but things-we-currently-or-have-recently-really-liked list. Enjoy!

Warren: President and Founder

Favourite Book: Beastie Boys Book

Favourite TV series: Brockmire

Favourite Movie: Thor: Ragnarok

Steve: Managing Partner

Favourite Game Book: Dungeon Master’s Guide / Wizards of the Coast

Favourite TV series: Black Mirror

Favourite Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Tarah: Director of Communications, Media and Marketing

Favourite Book: Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman

Favourite TV Series: Penny Dreadful

Favourite Movie: Bladerunner (and its sequel!)

Jenn: Creative Director

Favourite Book: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

Favourite TV series: Westworld

Favourite Movie: What We Do in the Shadows

Courtney: Senior Back-End Developer

Favourite Book: The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb

Favourite TV Series: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (BBC Version)

Jason: Project Manager

Favourite Book: The Three Body Problem by Liu Chin

Favourite TV series: Cheers

Favourite Movie: Phantom Thread

Megan: Front-End Developer

Favourite Book: Lullabies for Little Criminals byHeather O’Neill

Favourite TV series: Sharp Objects

Vero: Interactive Designer

Favourite Book: Normal People by Sally Rooney

Favourite TV series: Schitt’s Creek

Favourite Movie: Booksmart

Dave: Back-End Developer

Favourite Book: A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit

Favourite TV show: Masterchef Australia

Annika: Project Manager

Favourite Book: Circe by Madeline Miller

Favourite TV series: Fleabag

Jerome: Front-End Developer

Book: Les Thanatonautes by Bernard Werber

Favourite TV series: The Simpsons

Favourite Movie: Wayne’s World

Massimo: Back-End Developer

Favourite Movie: Grand Budapest Hotel

Kayla: Project Manager

Favourite Book: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

Favourite TV series: The Handmaid’s Tale

Favourite Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Christina: Back-End Developer

Movie: Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Evan: Back-End Developer

Favourite Book: The Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer

Favourite Movie: Disney’s Treasure Planet

Lisa: Office Manager

Favourite TV series: Big Little Lies

Favourite Movie: I Love You, Man

Debbie: Front-End Developer

Favourite Book: The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay

Favourite TV series: Brooklyn Nine-Nine