Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Cindytalk

The Labyrinth of the Straight Line
- 100 Favorite Albums of 2016: Sasha Frere-Jones
Hold Everything Dear
1. Top 50 Albums of 2011: The Wire

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
Her Spike Jonze
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Strange Hearts Secret Cities
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Highway Thirteen Fiona McFarlane
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Resurrection Bi Gan
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha

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