Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
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The Light of the World

A Memoir

by Elizabeth Alexander

Lists

15 Best Books of 2015: Maria Popova

2015 Best Books of the Year: Shelf Awareness
11 Best Books of 2015: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2017 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Dope Thief
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Her Spike Jonze
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
Where We Come From Popcaan
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Horse Money Pedro Costa
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold

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