Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
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15 Best Books of 2015: Maria Popova

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The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best TV Shows of 2025 Robert Lloyd · Los Angeles Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Favorite Books of 2025 MJ Franklin
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2020 Real Simple
The 30 Best Books of 2025 New York Post
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Our House on the Hill The Babies
We the People Jill Lepore
Mother Mary Comes to Me Arundhati Roy
Declaration of War Valérie Donzelli
Golliwog Billy Woods
The Other Side of Everything Mila Turajlic
While We’re Young Noah Baumbach
Mr. Bachmann and His Class Maria Speth
Shout Her Lovely Name Natalie Serber
XXX Danny Brown
The Square Ruben Östlund
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
20 Feet From Stardom Morgan Neville
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus

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