Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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The Death Defying Unicorn

by Motorpsycho And Ståle Storløkken

Lists

75 Favorite Albums of 2012: Quietus

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time

Trending Works

Adults
Universal Language Matthew Rankin
Nomadland Chloé Zhao
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
James Percival Everett
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Invisible Child Andrea Elliott
Because the Boss Belongs to Us
Long Story Short
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
This Strange Eventful History Claire Messud
Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar

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