Year-End Lists

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Jordan Cronk: Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2026
The Center for Fiction: 2026 First Novel Prize
Goldsmiths Prize: Best Fiction of 2026
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Barack Obama

The Story

by David Maraniss

Appears on two lists

Nonfiction 2013: Carnegie Medal Longlisted
100 Notable Books of 2012: New York Times Nonfiction

Trending Lists

The Best TV Shows of 2023 ScreenCrush
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
The Best TV Shows of 2021 Emily St. James · Vox
Top 50 Albums Of 2015 Q
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
80 Best Albums of 2026 Uncut
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
2026 First Novel Prize The Center for Fiction
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
Best Fiction of 2026 Goldsmiths Prize
Favorite Metal Albums of 2025 A.A. Dowd
My Top 11 TV Shows of 2021 Maureen Ryan
The Best TV Shows of 2021 ScreenCrush

Trending Works

For All Mankind
Reservation Dogs
Throw Me to the Wolves Patrick McGuinness
Station Eleven
Love Is Colder Than Death Romance
You’re Not You Anymore Counterparts
Only Murders in the Building
Craig Fixada America Scott Gairdner
Rain Cynthia Barnett
Nostalgia Eslabon Armado
Louie Louis C.K.
PEN15
The Great
Mythic Quest

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