Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016

30 November 2016

Lemonade - Beyoncé

Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2016

[see also 20232022202120202010s20192018201720152014201320122011]

Washington Post: The 10 Best Books of 2016

17 November 2016

Swing Time - Zadie Smith

The Washington Post: The 10 Best Books of 2016

[see also The 10 Best Books of 202350 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 202350 Notable Works of Fiction in 202350 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 202250 Notable Works of Fiction in 2022The 10 Best Books of 202250 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 202150 Notable Works of Fiction in 2021The 10 Best Books of 202110 Best Books of 202050 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 202050 Notable Works of Fiction in 2020Best Books of 201910 Best Books of 2018100 Notable Books of 201810 Best Books of 201710 Best Books of 2015The Ten Best Books of 2014Top 10 Books of 2013The 10 Best Books of 2012]

National Book Award: Fiction 2016

16 November 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

National Book Award: Fiction 2016

[see also Fiction 2023Nonfiction 2023Fiction 2022Nonfiction 2022Fiction 2021Nonfiction 2021Fiction 2020Nonfiction 2020Fiction 2019Nonfiction 2019Fiction 2018Nonfiction 2018Fiction 2017Nonfiction 2017Nonfiction 2016Fiction 2013Nonfiction 2013]

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National Book Award: Poetry 2016

16 November 2016

The Performance of Becoming Human - Daniel Borzutzky

National Book Award: Poetry 2016

[see also 20232022202120202019201820172013]

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National Book Award: Nonfiction 2016

16 November 2016

Stamped from the Beginning - Ibram X. Kendi

National Book Award: Nonfiction 2016

[see also Fiction 2023Nonfiction 2023Fiction 2022Nonfiction 2022Fiction 2021Nonfiction 2021Fiction 2020Nonfiction 2020Fiction 2019Nonfiction 2019Fiction 2018Nonfiction 2018Fiction 2017Nonfiction 2017Fiction 2016Fiction 2013Nonfiction 2013]

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Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2016

03 November 2016

In the Darkroom - Susan Faludi

Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2016, awarded by Kirkus Reviews

[see also Fiction 2023Nonfiction 2023Nonfiction 2022Fiction 2022Nonfiction 2021Fiction 2021Nonfiction 2020Fiction 2020Nonfiction 2019Fiction 2019Nonfiction 2018Fiction 2018Nonfiction 2017Fiction 2017Fiction 2016Nonfiction 2015Fiction 2015Nonfiction 2014Fiction 2014]

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Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2016

03 November 2016

The Sport of Kings - C.E. Morgan

Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2016, awarded by Kirkus Reviews

[see also Fiction 2023Nonfiction 2023Nonfiction 2022Fiction 2022Nonfiction 2021Fiction 2021Nonfiction 2020Fiction 2020Nonfiction 2019Fiction 2019Nonfiction 2018Fiction 2018Nonfiction 2017Fiction 2017Nonfiction 2016Nonfiction 2015Fiction 2015Nonfiction 2014Fiction 2014]

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