Year-End Lists

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New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
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Favorite Books of 2021: Barack Obama
100 Notable Books of 2021: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2019 Rolling Stone
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
40 Best Albums of 2013 Guardian
Top 50 Albums of 2023 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The Best Albums of 2025 Craig Jenkins · New York · Vulture
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Nope Jordan Peele
False Dawn George Selgin
XXX Danny Brown
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade Of Monsters and Men
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn
Weapons Zach Cregger
Resurrection Bi Gan
Louis Theroux: The Settlers
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
LOL: Last One Laughing UK

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