Year-End Lists

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Dublin Literary Award: 2025
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Mirror II
1. Top 100 Albums of 2021: Under the Radar
We’re Not Talking
Up to Anything
1. Top 50 Albums of 2016: Austin Town Hall
2. Dean's List 2017: Robert Christgau

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
2025 Dublin Literary Award

Trending Works

The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Alpha Julia Ducournau
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum

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