Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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

The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

by David Whyte

Lists

15 Best Books of 2015: Maria Popova

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Albums of 2025 Les Inrocks
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork

Trending Works

To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
Second Mansions Le Concorde
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Face Down in the Garden Tennis
Good Living Is Coming For You Sweeping Promises
Getting Killed Geese
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Slow West John Maclean
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Lurker Alex Russell
Pavements Alex Ross Perry
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade

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