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.
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Highlights
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2019
The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
Guardian: Mark Kermode: 10 Best Films of 2022
New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2022
Economist: Best Books of 2022
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Colm Tóibín
The Magician
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2021
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2021
Guardian: Best Fiction of 2021
Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know
Washington Post: 100 Notable Books of 2018
House of Names
Boston Globe: John Freeman: 22 Best Fiction Books of 2017
Guardian: 31 Best Fiction Books of 2017
On Elizabeth Bishop
New Yorker: Dan Chiasson: 12 Favorite Poetry Books of 2015
Nora Webster
BBC Culture: Jane Ciabattari: The 10 Best Books of 2014
The Testament Of Mary
The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2013
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2012
The Empty Family
Library Journal: Ten Best Books of 2011