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.
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NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Top Ten Albums of 2018
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of the Decade 2010-2019
Economist: Best Books of 2022
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2022
Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2011
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Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Committed
BuzzFeed: The Best Books Of 2021
Esquire: The 50 Best Books of 2021
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2021
Kirkus Reviews: Best Fiction Books of 2021
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Patrick Rapa: The Best Books of 2021
Slate: Laura Miller: The Best Books of 2021
The Refugees
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2017
Powell's Books: Best Fiction of 2017
Nothing Ever Dies
National Book Award: Nonfiction 2016
The Sympathizer
Esquire: The Best Books of the 2010s
Paste: The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s
The Center for Fiction: 2015 First Novel Prize
Lit Hub: The 20 Best Novels of the 2010s