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.
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Books
Poetry
Podcasts
Highlights
New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2023
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2023
Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2023
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2023
Vulture: John Waters: Best Movies of 2023
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Tessa Hadley
After the Funeral and Other Stories
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023
Free Love
BBC Culture: The 50 Best Books of the Year 2022
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2022
Late in the Day
BookPage: Best Fiction Books of 2019
Slate: Dan Kois: The 10 Best Books of 2019
Bad Dreams and Other Stories
Brooklyn Rail: Joseph Salvatore: Best 50 Books of 2017
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2017
The Past
San Francisco Chronicle: Top 10 Books of 2016
Married Love
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2012
The London Train
Women's Prize for Fiction: 2011
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2011