Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2024
Quietus: Albums of the Year 2025
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These Precious Days

by Ann Patchett

Lists

20 Favorite Books of 2021: Oprah Daily

Nonfiction 2022: Kirkus Reviews: Kirkus Prize
Favorite Books of 2021: Barack Obama
The Best Books of 2021: USA Today

Trending Lists

The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s Paste
20 Best Movies of 2012 Roger Ebert · Chicago Sun-Times
Best Fiction of 2025 Maria Crawford · Financial Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2024 A.V. Club
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2024 Washington Post
Albums of the Year 2025 Quietus
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s Billboard
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2023 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Sex Education
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
Crimes of the Future David Cronenberg
Barbie Greta Gerwig
Meek’s Cutoff Kelly Reichardt
Pacifiction Albert Serra
The Chronology of Water Kristen Stewart
Vertières I, II, III Louise Botkay
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Beautyland Marie-Helene Bertino
Nope Jordan Peele
The English Hugo Blick
Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau

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