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 2022
New York Public Library: Best Poetry Books of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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Mr. B

George Balanchine's 20th Century

by Jennifer Homans

Appears on four lists

Our Favorite Books of 2022: Oprah Daily

Nonfiction 2023: Kirkus Reviews: Kirkus Prize
39 Best Books of 2022: Vanity Fair
100 Notable Books of 2022: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2022 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2022 Justin Chang · Los Angeles Times
The 30 Best Films of 2025 Little White Lies
The Best Books of 2025 Boston Globe
The 100 Best Albums of 2024 Rolling Stone
Best Films of the 2010s Lena Wilson · Seventh Row · Seventh Row Critics Survey
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Poetry Books of 2025 New York Public Library
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best TV Of 2025 With Lesbian, Queer Women and Trans Characters Autostraddle
Top 50 Albums of 2022 The Alternative

Trending Works

Kontinental '25 Radu Jude
The Americans
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
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Pink Friday 2 Nicki Minaj
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski
Dry Leaf Aleksandre Koberidze
A Most Wanted Man Anton Corbijn
The Settlers Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Consequence Thomas Heise
A Laughing Death in Meatspace Tropical Fuck Storm
Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook

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