Year-End Lists

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
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50 Best Albums of 2011: Paste
Top 50 Albums of 2011: American Songwriter

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The 25 Best Films of 2024 David Ehrlich
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

This Strange Eventful History Claire Messud
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The African Desperate Martine Syms
Invisible Child Andrea Elliott
Gentle Grip Public Practice
Loop Brenda Lozano
The Raid 2 Gareth Evans
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Universal Language Matthew Rankin
The Laundromat Steven Soderbergh
Bird Andrea Arnold
Checkout 19 Claire-Louise Bennett
Look Back Kiyotaka Oshiyama
How the Word Is Passed Clint Smith

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