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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Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2023
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: 50 Best Albums of 2020
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
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Rebecca Solnit
Orwell's Roses
New Statesman: Best Books of 2021
Recollections of My Nonexistence
Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020
Call Them by Their True Names
San Francisco Chronicle: 100 Recommended Books of 2018
Maria Popova: Favorite Books of 2018
National Book Award: Nonfiction 2018
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2018
The Mother of All Questions
Brooklyn Rail: Joseph Salvatore: Best 50 Books of 2017
Stranger: Top 20 Books of 2017
A.V. Club: 24 Favorite Books of 2017
Hope in the Dark
Maria Popova: 16 Favorite Books of 2016
The Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness
BBC Culture: Jane Ciabattari: The 10 Best Books of 2014
Powell's Books: Best Nonfiction of 2014