Year-End Lists

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Adam Hochschild

American Midnight
Lessons from a Dark Time and Other Essays
- 100 Recommended Books of 2018: San Francisco Chronicle
Spain in Our Hearts
- 100 Recommended Books of 2016: San Francisco Chronicle
To End All Wars
- 100 Notable Books of 2011: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Paste
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Consequence
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

KICK ii Arca
XXX Danny Brown
Hyperyouth Joey Valence & Brae
The Genius Myth Helen Lewis
The Rabbit Hutch Tess Gunty
Dept. Q
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
Equus Asinus Men I Trust
Bite Me Reneé Rapp
Portrait of My Heart Spellling
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant
KicK iii Arca
Forever Howlong Black Country, New Road

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