Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2026
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Shimmering Basset

by The Green Child

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49 Albums of 2020: Gorilla vs. Bear

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The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2022 New York Times
Best Films of 2023 Patrick Gamble · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2023 Jonathan Ali · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Fiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
31 Best Fiction Books of 2017 Guardian
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
The Best Albums of 2020 The Ringer
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

We Are Inside Farah Kassem
London Falling Patrick Radden Keefe
Lumi Vaientaa Kysymykset Circle of Ouroborus
Luna, Phoenix, Queen Julie Orringer
A Hymn to Life Gisèle Pelicot
Moon of the Turning Leaves Waubgeshig Rice
Catastrophe
Master of My Make-Believe Santigold
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? Roz Chast
Science Without Substance Daniel Barnett
Best Things First Bjørn Lomborg
Catch the Devil Pamela Colloff
The Monsanto Years Neil Young & Promise of the Real
Headless John the Baptist Hitchhiking C.T. Salazar

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