Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
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Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

When We Were Birds
- Best Fiction of 2022: Powell's Books
- Best Books of 2022: Economist

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
10 Best Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Favorite Books of 2018 Smithsonian
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2013 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME

Trending Works

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

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