Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2026
Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2026
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
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Appears on six lists

10 Best Movies of 2020: Ann Hornaday: Washington Post
20 The Best Movies of 2020: Empire
32 The Best Films of 2020: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
95 My Favorite Movies of 2020: Sean Fennessey

The Best Films of 2020: Economist
The 15 Best Movies of 2020: Jordan Ruimy: World of Reel Runner-up

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Fiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
11 Best Books of 2015 Entertainment Weekly
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
Nonfiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025 Guardian
Best TV Shows of 2025 James Poniewozik · New York Times
10 Best TV Shows of 2017 Alison Herman · The Ringer
2026 Award The Booker Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Islah Kevin Gates
A Hymn to Life Gisèle Pelicot
Luna, Phoenix, Queen Julie Orringer
London Falling Patrick Radden Keefe
Good Times! The Monkees
Cool Machine Colson Whitehead
Seeing Ghosts Kat Chow
A World Appears Michael Pollan
I Never Learn Lykke Li
Monrovia, Indiana Frederick Wiseman
Horses Jake Skeets
Only Lovers Left Alive Jim Jarmusch
Catch the Devil Pamela Colloff
Defiance Loubna Mrie

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