Year-End Lists

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The Mercury Prize: 2026 Award
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2026
National Book Award: Nonfiction 2026
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The Forty-Five

Lists

The 45 Best Albums of 2025
The Best Albums of 2024
The 45 Best Albums of 2023
The Best Albums of 2022
The 45 Best Albums of 2021
The 45 Best Albums of 2020

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The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
20 Best Films of 2016 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
2026 Award The Mercury Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2026 Jordan Cronk · Sight & Sound Poll
Favorite Movies of 2021 Barack Obama
Favorite Movies of 2018 Barack Obama
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times
10 Best Books of 2026 Publishers Weekly

Trending Works

Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
XXX Danny Brown
A War Tobias Lindholm
Inherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson
Succession
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Public Access Afterworld Jane Schoenbrun
The Dead Don't Hurt Viggo Mortensen
Raw Silk Uncut Wood Laurel Halo
The Substance Coralie Fargeat
Tomorrow Is My Turn Rhiannon Giddens
Love Lies Bleeding Rose Glass
The Castle Jon Ronson

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