Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Our 65 Favorite Books of 2020: Lit Hub

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2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Best Movies of 2018 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Allies at War Tim Bouverie
Highway Thirteen Fiona McFarlane
Arctic Passages Kieran Mulvaney
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Jen Cloher Jen Cloher
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Her Spike Jonze
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Strange Hearts Secret Cities
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho

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