Year-End Lists

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

I Only Rest in the Storm - Pedro Pinho

Les Inrocks Our Top Films of 2025

Essex Honey - Blood Orange

Les Inrocks Best Albums of 2025

Choke Enough - Oklou

Time Out The 25 Best Albums of 2025

Stay Dead - Natalie Shapero

Time The Must-Read Poetry Books of 2025

Palaver - Bryan Washington

Time The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025

The Wilderness - Angela Flournoy

Electric Lit Best Novels of 2025

The Director - Daniel Kehlmann

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2025

Motherland - Julia Ioffe

BookPage The Best Nonfiction of 2025

We Do Not Part - Han Kang

BookPage The Best Fiction of 2025

Alligator Tears - Edgar Gomez

Electric Lit Best Nonfiction of 2025

There Is No Place for Us - Brian Goldstone

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025

Resting Bitch Face - Taylor Byas

Electric Lit Best Poetry Collections of 2025

Severance

TV Guide The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025

Flashlight - Susan Choi

Chicago Public Library Top 10 Favorite Books of 2025

The Director - Daniel Kehlmann

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025

Lonely People with Power - Deafheaven

Loudwire The 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025

The Slip - Lucas Schaefer

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2025

Wellwater - Karen Solie

Maria Crawford: Financial Times Best Poetry of 2025

Flesh - David Szalay

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

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - Omar El Akkad

National Book Award Nonfiction 2025

The Intentions of Thunder - Patricia Smith

National Book Award Poetry 2025

Lonely People with Power - Deafheaven

Decibel Top 40 Albums of 2025