Year-End Lists

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Christian Science Monitor: The Top 25 Books for 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Top 10 Albums of 2011 New York Times

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

Trending Works

The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
American Prison Shane Bauer
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh Carl Zimmer
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
American Eden Victoria Johnson
Succession
Pillion Harry Lighton
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha

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