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.
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Books
Poetry
Podcasts
Highlights
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2023
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2023
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2023
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
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Percival Everett
Dr. No
Chron: J. Howard Rosier: The Best Books of 2022
Wired: The 12 Best Books of 2022
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2022
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2022
The Trees
Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli: Best of Books 2021
The Booker Prize: Best Fiction of 2022
Economist: Best Books of 2022
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 20 Favorite New Books of 2021
Lit Hub: Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2021
So Much Blue
Vulture: Christian Lorentzen: 10 Best Books of 2017
Shelf Awareness: Best Books of 2017
Los Angeles Times: 36 Best Books of 2017