Year-End Lists
A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Books
Poetry
Podcasts
Highlights
Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2023
The Ringer: Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2023
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
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Ann Patchett
Tom Lake
Time: Annabel Gutterman: The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2023
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023
Chicago Public Library: Top 10 Books of 2023
BookPage: The Best Fiction of 2023
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2023
Vanity Fair: Our 20 Favorite Books of 2023
Town & Country: The Best Books of 2023
These Precious Days
Oprah Daily: 20 Favorite Books of 2021
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2022
Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2021
USA Today: The Best Books of 2021
The Dutch House
O Magazine: The Best Books of 2019
BookPage: Best Fiction Books of 2019
Women's Prize: Best Fiction of 2020
Vogue: The Best Novels of 2019
Boston.com: The 18 Best Books of 2019
Chicago Public Library: Top Ten Books of 2019
Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: Favorite Books of 2019
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2019
BuzzFeed: Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019
Commonwealth
Time: Sarah Begley: Top 20 Books of 2016
BBC Culture: Jane Ciabattari: The 10 Best Books of 2016
Entertainment Weekly: Top 10 Fiction Books of the 2010s
Powell's Books: Best Fiction of 2016
Chicago Public Library: Top Ten Books of 2016
Washington Post: The 10 Best Books of 2016
San Francisco Chronicle: 100 Recommended Books of 2016
State of Wonder
Publishers Weekly: Best Books of 2011
Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: 10 Best Novels of 2011
Women's Prize: Best Fiction of 2012