Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

The Holdovers - Alexander Payne

Economist The Best Films of 2023

Economist The Best Television Shows of 2023

The Wager - David Grann

BookPage The Best Nonfiction of 2023

Tom Lake - Ann Patchett

BookPage The Best Fiction of 2023

How to Say Babylon - Safiya Sinclair

Powell's Books Best Nonfiction of 2023

Terrace Story - Hilary Leichter

Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2023

Whalefall - Daniel Kraus

Book Riot Best Books of 2023

Ontological Mysterium - Horrendous

Decibel Top 40 Albums of 2023

Blackouts - Justin Torres

National Book Award Fiction 2023

The Rediscovery of America - Ned Blackhawk

National Book Award Nonfiction 2023

from unincorporated territory [åmot] - Craig Santos Perez

National Book Award Poetry 2023

The Bee Sting - Paul Murray

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2023

Pageboy - Elliot Page

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2023

The Wren, the Wren - Anne Enright

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023

Strange Disciple - Nation of Language

Rough Trade UK Albums of the Year 2023

The Ballad of Darren - Blur

Mojo 75 Best Albums of 2023

False Lankum - Lankum

Uncut 75 Best Albums of 2023

Happiness Falls - Angie Kim

Oprah Daily Best Novels of 2023

Cuddy - Benjamin Myers

Goldsmiths Prize Best Fiction of 2023

To 2040 - Jorie Graham

Publishers Weekly Best Poetry Books of 2023

Ordinary Notes - Christina Sharpe

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2023

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World - Radu Jude

Jordan Cronk Top Ten Films of 2023

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

Kirkus Reviews Fiction 2023

Our Migrant Souls - Héctor Tobar

Kirkus Reviews Nonfiction 2023