Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Dublin Literary Award: 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Great American Painting
- The 60 Best Albums of 2022: Josh Terry
A Flourish and a Spoil
1. Top 50 Albums of 2015: Consequence

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

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

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