Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Dublin Literary Award: 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
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Timothy B. Tyson

The Blood of Emmett Till
1. 45 Best Books of 2017: Paste
2. Best 50 Books of 2017: Joseph Salvatore: Brooklyn Rail

Trending Lists

Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2018 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
More Pulp
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Jen Cloher Jen Cloher
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Strange Hearts Secret Cities
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Sisters Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Her Spike Jonze
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Highway Thirteen Fiona McFarlane
Boom Town Sam Anderson

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