Year-End Lists
A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2023
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2023
Economist: The Best Books of 2023
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2023
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Elizabeth Strout
Lucy by the Sea
Oprah Daily: Our Favorite Books of 2022
Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: Favorite Books of 2022
Electric Lit: Favorite Novels of 2022
San Francisco Chronicle: Favorite Books of 2022
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2022
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2022
Entertainment Weekly: The Best Books of 2022
Oh William!
The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2022
Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: 2021 Best Books
Vulture: Hillary Kelly: The Best Books of 2021
Guardian: Best Fiction of 2021
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2021
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2021
Olive, Again
BookPage: Best Fiction Books of 2019
O Magazine: The Best Books of 2019
Vogue: The Best Novels of 2019
BuzzFeed: Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019
Chicago Public Library: Top Ten Books of 2019
Anything Is Possible
Harper’s Bazaar: Best Books of 2017
Barack Obama: Best Books I Read in 2017
Christian Science Monitor: 30 Best Books of 2017
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2017
Entertainment Weekly: Top 10 Fiction Books of the 2010s
My Name Is Lucy Barton
Time: Sarah Begley: Top 20 Books of 2016
The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2016
Women's Prize for Fiction: 2016
Boston Globe: John Freeman: 15 Best Fiction Books of 2016
San Francisco Chronicle: 100 Recommended Books of 2016
The Burgess Boys
Women's Prize for Fiction: 2014