Year-End Lists

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Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2026
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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Shame and Wonder

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by David Searcy

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100 Recommended Books of 2016: San Francisco Chronicle Nonfiction

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The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
20 Best Films of 2016 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Fiction 2026 National Book Award
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
10 Best Films of 2022 Mark Kermode · Observer
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Alissa Wilkinson · New York Times

Trending Works

Music Complete New Order
I Swear Kirk Jones
Flesh David Szalay
To Paradise Hanya Yanagihara
Shiraz (1928) Franz Osten
Channel Orange Frank Ocean
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
Flashlight Susan Choi
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Blue Raspberry Katy Kirby
Capernaum Nadine Labaki
Don’t Think Twice Mike Birbiglia
Aftermath: Hunt for the Anthrax Killer
Feu Nekfeu

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