Year-End Lists

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Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Top 50 Albums of 2017: Sputnikmusic

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The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Favorite Books of 2018 Smithsonian
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2013 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
10 Best Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
American Eden Victoria Johnson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
American Prison Shane Bauer
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Lowdown
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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