Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Lists

Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction: BookPage

Our 65 Favorite Books of 2020: Lit Hub
Nonfiction 2020: Kirkus Reviews: Kirkus Prize

Trending Lists

Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
Top 20 Albums of 2025 Spectrum Culture
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2021 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Addison Addison Rae
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
Heart, Be at Peace Donal Ryan
More Pulp
Parasomnia Dream Theater
Iconoclasts Anna von Hausswolff
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Foretold
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Vortex Veering Back to Venus Mosquitoes
Flashlight Susan Choi
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Bottoms Emma Seligman
Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater

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