Year-End Lists

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Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
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Claude McKay

Romance in Marseille
1. The 10 Best Books of 2020: Molly Young: New York: Vulture
Amiable with Big Teeth
- Favorite Books of 2017: Alex Balk: Awl

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100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2024 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Nickel Boys RaMell Ross
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
Eternity, In Your Arms Creeper
Text Me When You Get Home Kayleen Schaefer
Middle Jesse Welles
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Let's Rock The Black Keys
hexed! aya
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Territory of Light Yuko Tsushima
Blue Moon Richard Linklater

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