Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2026
Jordan Cronk: Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2026
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2026
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Gaby Chiappe and Dome Karukoski

The Beast Must Die
- The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021: Matthew Gilbert: Boston Globe The Second Ten

Trending Lists

Favorite Movies of 2021 Barack Obama
Favorite Movies of 2019 Barack Obama
20 Best Films of 2016 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
10 Best Books of 2026 Publishers Weekly
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
Favorite Movies of 2018 Barack Obama
Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Favorite Movies of 2020 Barack Obama
Top 50 Albums of 2014 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
2016 First Novel Prize The Center for Fiction
Favorite Movies of 2024 Barack Obama

Trending Works

Robe of Gems Natalia López
The Diary of a Chambermaid Radu Jude
Bastard Music Meatraffle
We the People Jill Lepore
Story of My Death Albert Serra
The Dead Don't Hurt Viggo Mortensen
XXX Danny Brown
The Dreamed Adventure Valeska Grisebach
The Unknown Arthur Harari
Who's Stopping Us Jonás Trueba
Going Home Tom Lamont
Death Above Life Orbit Culture
Cosmic Wink Jess Williamson
Paper Tiger James Gray

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