Year-End Lists

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

Open Throat - Henry Hoke

Our 23 Favorite LGBTQ+ Books of 2023 Them

Absolution - Alice McDermott

Five Best Fiction Works of 2023 Los Angeles Times: Bethanne Patrick

Biography of X - Catherine Lacey

Five Best Novels of 2023 Los Angeles Times: Hillary Kelly

Lone Women - Victor LaValle

Five Best Novels of 2023 Los Angeles Times: Mark Athitakis

The Kingdom of Surfaces - Sally Wen Mao

Best Poetry of 2023 New York Public Library

Red Moon in Venus - Kali Uchis

The 10 Best Albums of 2023 Time: Maura Johnston

Doppelganger - Naomi Klein

The Best Books of 2023 Vulture: Maris Kreizman

Lahai - Sampha

The Best Albums of 2023 Vulture: Craig Jenkins

Rat Saw God - Wednesday

The 50 Best Albums Of 2023 Stereogum

The Iliad - Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

The Best Books of 2023 Atlantic

25 Best TV Shows of 2023 Consequence

The Fraud - Zadie Smith

The 10 Best Books of 2023 Slate: Laura Miller

The Best TV Shows of 2023 The Ringer: Miles Surrey

Showing Up - Kelly Reichardt

The Best Movies of 2023 The Ringer: Adam Nayman

Maps - Billy Woods & Kenny Segal

The 50 Best Albums of 2023 NPR Music

Flora and Son - John Carney

The Best Movies of 2023 Wall Street Journal: Kyle Smith

Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese

The Best Movies of 2023 ScreenCrush: Matt Singer

SOS - SZA

The 50 Best Albums of 2023 Pitchfork

This Stupid World - Yo La Tengo

Top 50 Albums of 2023 The Wire

Let's Start Here - Lil Yachty

The Best Albums Of 2023 Uproxx

Yellowjackets

Our 23 Favorite LGBTQ+ TV Shows of 2023 Them

Saltburn - Emerald Fennell

Our 23 Favorite LGBTQ+ Movies of 2023 Them

The Best TV Shows of 2023 Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk

The Best TV Shows of 2023 Vulture: Roxana Hadadi