Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
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Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

The Iliad
The Odyssey
- 100 Notable Books of 2018: New York Times: New York Times
- 10 Favorite Books of 2017: Katy Waldman: Slate

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 In Review Online

Trending Works

The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Ad Astra James Gray
Southernmost Leo Boix
The Poems of Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney, edited by Rosie Lavan and Bernard O’Donoghue
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Ice Tower Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
PC Music x DISown Radio PC Music
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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