Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Christian Science Monitor: The Top 25 Books for 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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The Mermaid

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Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
10 Best Books of 2017 Library Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2020 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018 Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
10 Best Books of 2012 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Succession
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
American Prison Shane Bauer
Pillion Harry Lighton
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh Carl Zimmer
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
American Eden Victoria Johnson
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams

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