Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Top 10 Poetry Books of 2021: Maggie Smith: Whittier Daily News

Best Poetry of 2021: New York Public Library
Best Poetry Books of 2021: Publishers Weekly
The Best Poetry of 2021: Boston Globe

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork

Trending Works

Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Magdalene FKA twigs
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum

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