Year-End Lists

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Light From Uncommon Stars
- Top 10 Books of 2021: New York Public Library
- Best Fiction Books of 2021: Kirkus Reviews

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The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2024 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025 Washington Post
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

In The Earth Again Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
How Beautiful We Were Imbolo Mbue
Cody Joyce Manor
Gentle Grip Public Practice
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
All That Reckoning Cowboy Junkies
Getting Killed Geese
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
XXX Danny Brown
Home Video Lucy Dacus
Empire of AI Karen Hao
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Ology Gallant

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