The Best Books, TV Shows, and Movies of 2019

Our critics list their favorites releases of the year. View in browser | Update your preferences 2019 in Review The Best Movies of 2019 My list is different this year, because this year in movies is different, in ways that are likely to become the new normal for movie viewing. By Richard Brody 2019 in Review The Best TV Shows of 2019 Here are more than ten shows that I happened to like and remember on the day that I wrote this list. By Emily Nussbaum 2019 in Review The Best Music of 2019 and the Best Music of the Decade Refining or perfecting an old tradition is a lovely and useful impulse, but, this decade, I found that I mostly wanted to be startled. By Amanda Petrusich 2019 in Review The Best Books of 2019 This year’s books may be slippery to categorize, but the state of them is strong. By Katy Waldman 2019 in Review Our Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2019 An investigation into the effects of surveillance capitalism, a sensitive celebrity memoir, an ode to A Tribe Called Quest, and more. By The New Yorker 2019 in Review Ten Great Performances from 2019 Amid an avalanche of amusements, these performances broke through. They were real, unexpected, and alive. By Michael Schulman 2019 in Review The Best Video Games of 2019 For those who think games have the capacity to take us to novel, joyous, or illuminating places, here are eleven that, this year, seemed to light a way forward. By Simon Parkin 2019 in Review Notable Musical Performances of 2019 and of the Decade It has been a chaotically great decade for new music. By Alex Ross 2019 in Review The Year in Stupidity If we are forced to suffer fools, we can at least have some laffs in the process. By Naomi Fry Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.