Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Celia Laskey

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- The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025: Them

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

Trending Works

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

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