Year-End Lists
A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
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Wall Street Journal
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The 10 Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound Poll
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The 50 Best Films of 2025
Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal
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The Best Movies of 2025
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2026 Books
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2026
27 August 2026
Finalists
Kirkus Prize
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Nonfiction 2026
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Also from
Kirkus Reviews
in 2026:
Fiction
Winner
TBA October 7
Finalists
Catch the Devil
A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
Pamela Colloff
Keeper of My Kin
Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter
Ada Ferrer
London Falling
A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
Patrick Radden Keefe
Defiance
A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria
Loubna Mrie
A Hymn to Life
Shame Has to Change Sides
Gisèle Pelicot
A World Appears
A Journey into Consciousness
Michael Pollan
