Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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100 Notable Books of 2019: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2020 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
10 Best Books of 2017 Library Journal
10 Best Books of 2012 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times

Trending Works

The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna
Pillion Harry Lighton
American Eden Victoria Johnson
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Succession
American Prison Shane Bauer
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade

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