Year-End Lists

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

How the Word Is Passed - Clint Smith

New York Public Library Top 10 Books of 2021

Bewilderment - Richard Powers

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2021

Torn Arteries - Carcass

Decibel Top 40 Albums of 2021

Girlhood - Melissa Febos

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2021

Assembly - Natasha Brown

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2021

All That She Carried - Tiya Miles

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2021

Hell of a Book - Jason Mott

National Book Award Fiction 2021

All That She Carried - Tiya Miles

National Book Award Nonfiction 2021

Floaters - Martín Espada

National Book Award Poetry 2021

Rough Trade US Albums of the Year 2021

Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

Mojo The 75 Best Albums of 2021

The Underground Railroad - Barry Jenkins

Vogue The 19 Best TV Shows of 2021

Second Place - Rachel Cusk

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2021

The Essential June Jordan - June Jordan

Publishers Weekly Best Poetry Books of 2021

Ignorance - The Weather Station

Uncut 75 Best Albums of 2021

Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr

Oprah Daily 20 Favorite Books of 2021

Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

Powell's Books The 14 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021

Sterling Karat Gold - Isabel Waidner

Goldsmiths Prize Best Fiction of 2021

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton

Powell's Books The 18 Best Novels of 2021

The Promise - Damon Galgut

The Booker Prize 2021 Award

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Jonathan Rosenbaum Ten Best Films of 2021

Punch Me Up to the Gods - Brian Broome

Kirkus Reviews Nonfiction 2021

Harrow - Joy Williams

Kirkus Reviews Fiction 2021

Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Jordan Cronk Top Ten Films of 2021