Year-End Lists

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

Books
In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado

Atlantic The 15 Best Books of 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2019

The Old Drift - Namwali Serpell

Electric Lit 15 Best Novels of 2019

Trick Mirror - Jia Tolentino

Electric Lit 15 Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

Town & Country The 17 Best Books of the 2010s

Disappearing Earth - Julia Phillips

New York Public Library 10 Best Books of 2019

Nothing to See Here - Kevin Wilson

BuzzFeed Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019

Cleanness - Garth Greenwell

Anthony Domestico: Commonweal 2019 Books in Review

The Complete Gary Lutz - Gary Lutz

Dennis Cooper Favorite Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019

Hyperallergic Top 25 Books of 2019

Janis - Holly George-Warren

No Depression Top Music Books of 2019

Death Is Hard Work - Khaled Khalifa

Wall Street Journal The Best Books of 2019

In West Mills - De'Shawn Charles Winslow

The Center for Fiction 2019 First Novel Prize

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Constance Grady: Vox The Best Books I Read in 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2019

Normal People - Sally Rooney

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Books of 2019

Dunce - Mary Ruefle

Michael Silverblatt: KCRW Best Books of 2019

The Topeka School - Ben Lerner

Molly Young: New York The Best Books of 2019

How to Do Nothing - Jenny Odell

Powell's Books Best Nonfiction of 2019

How We Fight for Our Lives - Saeed Jones

Maureen Corrigan: NPR Favorite Books of 2019

The Yellow House - Sarah M. Broom

Laura Miller: Slate The 10 Best Books of 2019

Fleishman Is in Trouble - Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Shelf Awareness Best Books of 2019

Wild Game - Adrienne Brodeur

Dan Kois: Slate The 10 Best Books of 2019

American Spy - Lauren Wilkinson

Christopher Borrelli: Chicago Tribune The 10 Best Books of 2019