Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2019
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2021
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The Man Who Lived Underground

by Richard Wright

Lists

20 Favorite Books of 2021: Oprah Daily
Best of Books 2021: Christopher Borrelli: Chicago Tribune

The Best Books of 2021: Boston Globe
The 50 Best Books of 2021: Esquire

Trending Lists

The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021 Alan Sepinwall · Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Films of 2013 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Flesh and Code
Open Close Sam Prekop
Collisions Alec Nevala-Lee
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Post Pop Depression Iggy Pop
Dirt Bill Buford
The Wayfinder Adam Johnson
The Sunflower Boys Sam Wachman
The Golden Heart Protector Margaret Glaspy
The Highwomen The Highwomen
The Terror End of Beauty Harriet Tubman
Adolescence
Riding Like the Wind Iris Jamahl Dunkle

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