Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
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Meghan Daum

The Problem with Everything
- 100 Notable Books of 2019: New York Times: New York Times
Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed
1. 15 Best Books of 2015: Maria Popova

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME

Trending Works

The Sunshine Place
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Clean Slate
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Liars Sarah Manguso
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Francesca David Murray Quartet
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Sly Thom Zimny
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Idlewild Idlewild
Fingernails Christos Nikou

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