Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025
New York Public Library: Best Books for Adults 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Patricia Smith

The Intentions of Thunder
Unshuttered
- Best Poetry of 2023: New York Public Library
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah
1. Top 40 Poetry Books of 2012: Coldfront

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Books for Adults 2025 New York Public Library
Favorite Books of 2025 Barack Obama
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025 Washington Post
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 100 Films of the 2010s In Review Online
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Mid Air Paul Buchanan
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Tár Todd Field
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Monsoon Hong Khaou
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
On the Calculation of Volume Solvej Balle
Awake Jen Hatmaker
Urchin Harris Dickinson
The Furrows Namwali Serpell
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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