Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Sara Fitzgerald

The Silenced Muse
- 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2024: Washington Post

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The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2015 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Beginners Mike Mills
Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley
Syncope Asiya Wadud
Plain Bad Heroines Emily M. Danforth
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Pillion Harry Lighton
A Small Light
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Through The Window Prurient
XXX Danny Brown
The Glowing Man Swans
Meet Me in the Bathroom Lizzy Goodman

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