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
Tiny Mix Tapes: 50 Favorite Music Releases of 2017
Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2020
The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
Economist: The Best Books of 2021
San Francisco Chronicle: Mick LaSalle: Top 10 Movies of 2021
Tessa Hadley
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
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2011