Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
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Afterlives

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Lists

Our Favorite Books of 2022: Oprah Daily

Best Fiction of 2022: BookPage
The Best Fiction and Poetry of 2022: New Yorker
Favorite Books of 2022: Barack Obama
The 10 Best Books of 2022: Washington Post
100 Notable Books of 2022: New York Times: New York Times
The Best Books of 2022: New York: Vulture

Trending Lists

Best Albums of 2025 Les Inrocks
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

American Prison Shane Bauer
The Long Walk Francis Lawrence
Hippie Food Jonathan Kauffman
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Face Down in the Garden Tennis
Beneath a Ruthless Sun Gilbert King
Twinless James Sweeney
Pavements Alex Ross Perry
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Getting Killed Geese
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Raspberry Moon Hotline TNT
Second Mansions Le Concorde
Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach

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