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.

Auraist: The Best-Written Books of 2023

23 December 2023

After Sappho - Selby Wynn Schwartz

Auraist: The Best-Written Books of 2023, "the year's most stylishly written publications"

Literary fiction

Nonfiction

Speculative fiction (sci fi, fantasy, horror)

Crime fiction/thrillers

Town & Country: The Best Books of 2023

23 December 2023

Land of Milk and Honey - C Pam Zhang

Town & Country: The Best Books of 2023

[see also 2010s]

Eric Kohn: The Best 2023 Movies

23 December 2023

De humani corporis fabrica - Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel

Eric Kohn: The Best 2023 Movies, published as a guest post on Ted Hope's Substack

[see also 20202019201820172016201520142012]

Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2023

22 December 2023

King - Jonathan Eig

Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2023, as posted to Instagram

[see also 202220212020201920182017]

Harper’s Bazaar: The 45 Best New Books of 2023 You Won’t Put Down

22 December 2023

How to Say Babylon - Safiya Sinclair

Harper’s Bazaar: The 45 Best New Books of 2023 You Won’t Put Down, organized by release date

[see also 20202018201720162015]

The Alternative: Top 55 Releases of 2023

22 December 2023

Lucky for You - Bully

The Alternative: Top 55 Releases of 2023

[see also 202220182017]

mxdwn: Top 40 Best Albums Of 2023

22 December 2023

Rat Wars - HEALTH

mxdwn: Top 40 Best Albums Of 2023

Nerdette: The 12 Best Books of 2023

22 December 2023

The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff

Nerdette: The 12 Best Books of 2023 as aired on WBEZ and selected by Greta Johnsen, Miwa Messer, and Andrew Limbong

Historical Fiction

Nonfiction

General Fiction

Graphic Novels

IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2023

22 December 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese

IndieWire: The 50 Best Movies of 2023, as voted by 158 film critics from around the world

[see also 202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011]

Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

22 December 2023

False Lankum - Lankum

The Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

[see also 20222021202020192018201720152014201320122011]