Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
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The Soft Moon

Criminal
1. 30 Best Albums of 2018: Revolver
Deeper
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2015: Treble
2. Top 100 Albums of 2015: Quietus
Zeros
1. Top 100 Albums of 2012: Piccadilly Records

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 In Review Online
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
The Poems of Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney, edited by Rosie Lavan and Bernard O’Donoghue
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Boom Town Sam Anderson
PC Music x DISown Radio PC Music
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Southernmost Leo Boix
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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