Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2024
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by Bram Ruiter

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25 Great Experimental Films of 2023: Michael Sicinski

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
10 Best Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Films of 2013 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Post Pop Depression Iggy Pop
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Sunflower Boys Sam Wachman
Open Close Sam Prekop
The Golden Heart Protector Margaret Glaspy
Dirt Bill Buford
Collisions Alec Nevala-Lee
Riding Like the Wind Iris Jamahl Dunkle
Nothing Is My Favorite Thing Nappy Nina
The Highwomen The Highwomen
More Pulp
Flesh and Code
Let God Sort Em Out Clipse

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