Year-End Lists

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National Book Award: Nonfiction 2026
National Book Award: Fiction 2026
Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2026
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Lamentations

by William Basinski

Appears on four lists

#11 Best Music of 2020: Sasha Geffen: Artforum
#16 Top 50 Albums of 2020: The Wire

Favorite Music of 2020: Dennis Cooper
Top Ten Albums of 2020: Clémence Polès Farhang Notable mentions

Trending Lists

Best Fiction of 2026 Goldsmiths Prize
2026 Award Polaris Music Prize
10 Best Books of 2026 Publishers Weekly
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
Fiction 2026 National Book Award
20 Best Films of 2016 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
2026 Award The Mercury Prize

Trending Works

¡Que viva México! Luis Estrada
Hustle Jeremiah Zagar
Moving On Yoon Dan-bi
Midnight Mass Mike Flanagan
50 Words for Snow Kate Bush
Pattern Man Pattern Man
Make My Wish Come True Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick
The Dreamed Adventure Valeska Grisebach
America Dan Deacon
Preternaturals Grumbling Fur
The Hater Jan Komasa
Kala azar Janis Rafa
Noble and Godlike in Ruin Deerhoof
Saturns Pattern Paul Weller

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