Year-End Lists

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Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
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The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden

by Peter L. Bergen

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The 5 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021: Mary Ann Gwinn: Los Angeles Times
Best Nonfiction Books of 2021: Kirkus Reviews

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The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Guardian
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025 Jess Spoll
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times

Trending Works

The Lost Orchid Sarah Bilston
The Duke of Burgundy Peter Strickland
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth Wole Soyinka
The Original Nell Stevens
Staying Vertical Alain Guiraudie
Village Jacob Banks
The Midnight Gospel
Legacy of Violence Caroline Elkins
This Is Dating
My Father's Shadow Akinola Davies Jr.
I Wrote This Book Because I Love You Tim Kreider
The Traitors Circle Jonathan Freedland

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