Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
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by Rosmarie Waldrop

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8 Best Poetry Books of 2016: Dan Chiasson: New Yorker

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The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 33 Best Podcasts of 2019 Wired UK
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2022 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2023 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Modern Kosmology Jane Weaver
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
Flesh David Szalay
Claire McCardell Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
The Bikeriders Jeff Nichols
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) Jesse Q. Sutanto
Hit Man Richard Linklater
The Gilded Age
Pig Michael Sarnoski
Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney
Fargo
Promises Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
King of Kings Scott Anderson

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