Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
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Emma Glass

Mrs. Jekyll
- 2025 Award: Dylan Thomas Prize
Rest and Be Thankful
1. The Best Books of 2020: Real Simple
2. Best Books of 2020: Refinery29
- My Favorite Fiction of 2020: Katy Waldman: New Yorker
Peach
- Favorite Books of 2017: Alex Balk: Awl

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Motherland Julia Ioffe
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
Strangers in the Land Michael Luo
Resurrection Bi Gan
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Zbig Edward Luce
King of Kings Scott Anderson
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad
The Director Daniel Kehlmann
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
See You in the Stars Lightning Seeds

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