Year-End Lists

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2025
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Books

Best Fiction of 2025 Financial Times: Maria Crawford

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The Best Books of 2025 Economist

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Fiction 2025 National Book Award

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Nonfiction 2025 National Book Award

Poetry

Poetry 2025 National Book Award

Music

Top 40 Albums of 2025 Decibel

Music

The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo

Movies

The Best Films of 2025 Economist

Music

Albums of the Year 2025 Rough Trade

Music

80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut

Books

Best Fiction of 2025 The Booker Prize

Books

Best Fiction of 2025 Goldsmiths Prize

Movies

Top Ten Films of 2025 Jordan Cronk

Poetry

Best Poetry Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly

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10 Best Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly

Books

Fiction 2025 Kirkus Prize

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Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Prize

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Non-Fiction 2025 Women's Prize

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Fiction 2025 Women's Prize

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2025 Dublin Literary Award

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Fiction 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award

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2025 Dylan Thomas Prize

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