The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

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Hsiao Chu-chen’s documentary A Chip Odyssey, a 50-year saga of grit and resilience, wins over a packed Columbia crowd.

Across movies and TV series, the best documentaries of 2025 are a disparate bunch bound by shared value and gleaming purpose.

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