Year-End Lists

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
James Quandt: Artforum: Best Films of 2022
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Top 10 Poetry Books of 2021: Maggie Smith: Whittier Daily News

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

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Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025 Washington Post
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2022 James Quandt · Artforum
Best Films of 2022 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

A Ghost Story (Original Soundtrack Album) Daniel Hart
Mania Hamza
Into Sonder
Fierce Poise Alexander Nemerov
Cerebral Circus Initiate
Frighten the Horses Oliver Radclyffe
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Hands In The Air! Told Not To Worry
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Romance Fontaines D.C.
Synthetic Cinema Wheeler Winston Dixon
From Florida's Finest Sailorr
The invitation to the Voyage Eugene Mc Guiness
Sweet Dreams Dylan Jones

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