Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
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Prairie Fires

The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

by Caroline Fraser

Lists

10 Best Books of 2017: New York Times: New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2017: New York Times: New York Times
19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2017: Kate Tuttle: Boston Globe
The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the 2010s: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2024 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s Alan Sepinwall · Rolling Stone
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times

Trending Works

Passin’ Thru Charles Lloyd New Quartet
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
28 Years Later Danny Boyle
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
The Winter Soldier Daniel Mason
(II) Crystal Castles
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Eddington Ari Aster
Nope Jordan Peele
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
Fear of a Black Universe Stephon Alexander
Resurrection Bi Gan

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