Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Life of the Mind

by Christine Smallwood

Lists

The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2021: Annabel Gutterman: Time

The Best Books of 2021: Thrillist
Favorite Novels of 2021: Electric Lit
15 Favorite Books of 2021: A.V. Club
The 20 Best Books of 2021: Atlantic
Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021: Lit Hub
Best Fiction Books of 2021: Kirkus Reviews

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2019 Pitchfork
50 Best Albums of 2013 Complex
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Best Albums of the 2010s Rolling Stone
The Best Films of 2025 Economist
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Treble
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2019 Christy Lemire · RogerEbert.com

Trending Works

Between the Temples Nathan Silver
Norman Fucking Rockwell! Lana Del Rey
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
Western Valeska Grisebach
A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) Les Blank
Resurrection Bi Gan
Counterpart
The Universe Smiles upon You Khruangbin
The Serpent
The Onania Club Tom Six
Queer Luca Guadagnino
A Flower Traveled in My Blood Haley Cohen Gilliland
The Missing Picture Rithy Panh
Jafar Panahi’s Taxi Jafar Panahi

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