Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
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Mourning

by Eduardo Halfon

Appears on two lists

Favorite Books of 2018: Smithsonian
Fiction 2018: Kirkus Reviews: Kirkus Prize

Trending Lists

Top 10 Albums of 2021 Ann Powers · NPR · NPR Music
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
50 Best Albums of 2015 Fact
50 Best Albums of 2018 Billboard
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time

Trending Works

The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Golden Sings That Have Been Sung Ryley Walker
L’un n’empêche pas l’autre Brigitte Fontaine
This Is What It Feels Like Gracie Abrams
Gloss Drop Battles
Joy'All Jenny Lewis
Hidemi Patrick Shiroishi
Fleabag
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
April Sara Nicholson
Small Mercies Dennis Lehane
Beloved Christophe Honoré
The Pairing Casey McQuiston
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton

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