Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2019
Consequence: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Languages of Home

Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975–2025

by John Edgar Wideman

Lists

The Best Books of 2025: Boston Globe

Trending Lists

The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025 Consequence
Best Albums of 2024 Jon Pareles · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
10 Best Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 Slant
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Manifesto Bernardine Evaristo
Declaration of War Valérie Donzelli
Moana with Sound (1980) Robert J. Flaherty and Frances H. Flaherty
Doga Juana Molina
In the Summers Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio
Instant Life Anja Dornieden, Juan David González Monroy, Andrew Kim
The Terrorizers Edward Yang
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
Atom Heart Mother Ali Ahmadzadeh
In Place of Monuments Naima Ramos-Chapman
Francofonia Aleksandr Sokurov
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Breaker Little Big Town
Stranger Things

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