Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2017

Brooklyn Rail: Joseph Salvatore: Best 25 Poetry Books of 2017

09 January 2018

Advances in Embroidery - Ahmad Al-Ashqar

Joseph Salvatore: Best 25 Poetry Books of 2017, as published by The Brooklyn Rail

Girish Shambu: 3 Favorite New Films of 2017

08 January 2018

Western - Valeska Grisebach

Girish Shambu: 3 Favorite New Films of 2017. See his personal round-up for a wealth of other favorites: older films seen for the first time, books, essays, critics, websites, concerts, and so on.

[see also 20212018]

Michigan Daily: Top 10 Books of 2017

06 January 2018

We Were Eight Years in Power - Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Michigan Daily: Top 10 Books of 2017

Stranger: Top Ten Albums of 2017

05 January 2018

The Stranger: Top Ten Albums of 2017, plus a list of “besties.” See also their list of albums by local Seattle bands on the same page.

Besties

Book Riot: Best Books of 2017

05 January 2018

Book Riot: Best Books of 2017

In Review Online: Best Albums of 2017

05 January 2018

In Review Online: Best Albums of 2017

Nellie Killian: Favorite Films of 2017

05 January 2018

Downsizing - Alexander Payne

Nellie Killian: Favorite Films of 2017, as posted to Twitter

[see also 2010s]

Ryland Walker Knight: Favorite Feature Films of 2017

05 January 2018

The Florida Project - Sean Baker

Ryland Walker Knight: Favorite Feature Films of 2017

The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2017

05 January 2018

Capacity - Big Thief

The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2017

[see also 20202010s201920182016]

Lit Hub: Favorite Poetry Collections of 2017

04 January 2018

Literary Hub: Favorite Poetry Collections of 2017, as selected by 50 poets and writers

[see also 2010s]