Year-End Lists

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
National Book Award: Nonfiction 2026
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Vincent and Alice and Alice
- Favorite Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019: Dennis Cooper Fiction
Daniel Fights a Hurricane
- 14 21 Favorite Books of 2012: Dennis Cooper

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Best Films of 2014 Reverse Shot
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
100 Notable Books of 2022 New York Times
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Movies of 2025 Guardian
Top 20 Films of 2014 In Review Online
31 Best Fiction Books of 2017 Guardian
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Wes Ball
A Hymn to Life Gisèle Pelicot
Luna, Phoenix, Queen Julie Orringer
Death is Nothing to Us Fiddlehead
Homo Sapiens Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Black Folk Could Fly Randall Kenan
London Falling Patrick Radden Keefe
A World Appears Michael Pollan
Best Things First Bjørn Lomborg
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? Roz Chast
Paradise Slow Club
TwoPointFive Aminé
Cool Machine Colson Whitehead
Catch the Devil Pamela Colloff

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