Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Cahokia Jazz
Light Perpetual
Golden Hill
- 10 Favorite Books of 2017: Laura Miller: Slate
- 10 Best Books of 2017: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Favorite Books of 2019 Smithsonian
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
10 Best Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

American Prison Shane Bauer
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
American Eden Victoria Johnson
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Common Side Effects
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Lowdown
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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