Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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1. Our Favorite Books of 2022: Oprah Daily

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The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
The Mill and the Cross Lech Majewski
Horse Money Pedro Costa
Buck Cindy Meehl
Margin Call J.C. Chandor
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Love That Remains Hlynur Pálmason
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda

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