Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Emma Donoghue

Learned by Heart
- The 45 Best New Books of 2023: Harper’s Bazaar
- The Best Books of 2023: Vogue
Haven
- 2024: Dublin Literary Award
- Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022: Lit Hub
The Pull of the Stars
The Wonder
1. 10 Best Books of 2016: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air
Frog Music
- Best Fiction of 2014: Powell's Books
The Sealed Letter
- Fiction 2012: Women's Prize
Room
- Fiction 2011: Women's Prize

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Hedda Nia DaCosta
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Weapons Zach Cregger
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Magdalene FKA twigs
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
Pillion Harry Lighton
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Sinners Ryan Coogler
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade

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