Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
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Burning Man

The Trials of D. H. Lawrence

by Frances Wilson

Lists

The Best Books of 2021: Hillary Kelly: New York: Vulture
Best Books of 2021: New Statesman

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2024 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
A Marriage at Sea Sophie Elmhirst
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
A Guardian and a Thief Megha Majumdar
The Phoenician Scheme Wes Anderson
The Antidote Karen Russell
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Weapons Zach Cregger
XXX Danny Brown
Those Who Are About to Die Harry Sidebottom
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade

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