Year-End Lists

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

Books
A Marriage at Sea - Sophie Elmhirst

Laura Miller: Slate The 10 Best Books of 2025

Is a River Alive? - Robert Macfarlane

New Yorker The Best Books of 2025

A Marriage at Sea - Sophie Elmhirst

Christopher Borrelli: Chicago Tribune The 10 Best Books of 2025

Helm - Sarah Hall

Martin Chilton: Independent Best Books of 2025

The Road to Tender Hearts - Annie Hartnett

Lit Hub 43 Favorite Books of 2025

Raising Hare - Chloe Dalton

Wall Street Journal The 10 Best Books of 2025

Lonely Crowds - Stephanie Wambugu

Jasmine Vojdani: New York The Best Books of 2025

Shadow Ticket - Thomas Pynchon

Emma Alpern: New York The Best Books of 2025

Angel Down - Daniel Kraus

New York Times The 10 Best Books of 2025

Woodworking - Emily St. James

Them The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025

Groceries - Nora Claire Miller

New York Public Library Best Books for Adults 2025

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai

Time The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025

The Wilderness - Angela Flournoy

Electric Lit Best Novels of 2025

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2025

Baldwin - Nicholas Boggs

BookPage The Best Nonfiction of 2025

The White Hot - Quiara Alegría Hudes

BookPage The Best Fiction of 2025

Alligator Tears - Edgar Gomez

Electric Lit Best Nonfiction of 2025

A Truce That Is Not Peace - Miriam Toews

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025

Black in Blues - Imani Perry

Chicago Public Library Top 10 Favorite Books of 2025

Palaver - Bryan Washington

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025

Stone Yard Devotional - Charlotte Wood

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2025

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai

Maria Crawford: Financial Times Best Fiction of 2025

Raising Hare - Chloe Dalton

Economist The Best Books of 2025

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) - Rabih Alameddine

National Book Award Fiction 2025