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100 Essential New England Books

• On Beauty by Zadie Smith (Boston Globe, #18)
• The Crucible (Penguin Plays) by Arthur Miller (Boston Globe, #43)
• On the Road: 50th Anniversary Edition by Jack Kerouac (Boston Globe, #46)

The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today

• Plato: Republic by Plato (380 BCE)
• The Guide of the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides (1190)
• Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics) by Voltaire (1759)
• The Confessions (Penguin Classics) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1781)
• I And Thou by Martin Buber (1923)
• Philosophical Investigations (3rd Edition) by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1953)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist) by Salman Rushdie
• Amsterdam: A Novel by Ian McEwan (2006 Edition)
• Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth (2006 Edition)
• The Adventures of Augie March (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (2006 Edition)
• On Beauty by Zadie Smith (2006 Edition)
• American Pastoral by Philip Roth (2006 Edition)
• Saturday by Ian McEwan (2006 Edition)
• Black Dogs: A Novel by Ian McEwan (2006 Edition)
• Howards End (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by E. M. Forster (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth (2006/2008 Edition)
• Tom Jones (Modern Library Classics) by Henry Fielding (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi (2006/2008 Edition)
• Enduring Love: A Novel by Ian Mcewan (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oxford World's Classics) by Oscar Wilde (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Confessions (Penguin Classics) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (2006/2008 Edition)
• Call It Sleep: A Novel by Henry Roth (2006/2008 Edition)
• Wise Blood: A Novel by Flannery O'Connor (2006/2008 Edition)
• On the Road: 50th Anniversary Edition by Jack Kerouac (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel by Milan Kundera (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2006/2008 Edition)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Ken Kesey (2006/2008 Edition)
• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (2006/2008 Edition)
• Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Quiet American (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene (2006/2008 Edition)
• Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe (2006/2008 Edition)
• Dispatches by Michael Herr (2006/2008 Edition)
• Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (2008 Edition)
• A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz (2008 Edition)
• Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2009, Ages 12↑)

AAR Top 100 Romances

• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2004, 72)

Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award Nominee

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2006)

Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay

• Tom Jones (Modern Library Classics) by Henry Fielding (1963)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Ken Kesey (1975)
• Howards End (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by E. M. Forster (1992)

Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay Nominee

• Goodbye, Columbus : And Five Short Stories (Vintage International) by Philip Roth (1969)
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel by Milan Kundera (1988)
• The Crucible (Penguin Plays) by Arthur Miller (1996)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok (1972)
• In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason (1985)
• Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (1986)
• The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (1991)
• Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (1992)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2004)

ALA Notable Books for Adults

• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (2001)
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (2001)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2004)
• Saturday by Ian McEwan (2006)
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (2006)
• The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman (2008)
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (2008)
• On Chesil Beach: A Novel by Ian McEwan (2008)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Part One: Millennium Approaches Part Two: Perestroika by Tony Kushner (Drama, 1999)
• Hiroshima by John Hersey (Non-fiction, 1999)
• In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason (Fiction, 1999)
• The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (Fiction, 1999)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Social Sciences, 2004)
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (Literature & Language Arts, 2004)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (History & Cultures, 2009)
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman ( Going Alternative, 1997)
• Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman ( Going Alternative, 1997)
• The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (War: Conflict and Consequences, 2002)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (What Ails you?, 2006)
• Night (Oprah's Book Club) by Elie Wiesel (Religion: Relationship with the Divine, 2007)
• On the Road: 50th Anniversary Edition by Jack Kerouac (Journey > Destination, 2009)

ALA Stonewall Book Award Nominee

• Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris (2005)

Alex Award

• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2004)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2004)

American Book Award

• Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (1992)

Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

• On Beauty by Zadie Smith (2006)

Anthony Burgess: 99 Novels

• Wise Blood: A Novel by Flannery O'Connor (1952)
• The Assistant: A Novel by Bernard Malamud (1957)
• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (1962)
• Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth (1969)

Australian Book Industry Awards

• People of the Book: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks (Book of the Year, 2008)

Bad Sex in Fiction Award Shortlist

• Villages: A Novel by John Updike (2005)

BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

• Tom Jones (Modern Library Classics) by Henry Fielding (1963)
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel by Milan Kundera (1988)

BBC's Big Read

• Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (Best loved novel, 2003, No 26)
• On the Road: 50th Anniversary Edition by Jack Kerouac (Best loved novel, 2003, No 90)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Ken Kesey (Best loved novel, 2003, No 157)
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel by Milan Kundera (Best loved novel, 2003, No 191)

Benjamin Franklin Award

• On the Road: 50th Anniversary Edition by Jack Kerouac (Audiobook - Adult Fiction, 2001)

Book Sense Book of the Year

• Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland ( Adult Honor Book, 2000)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2004)
• Saturday by Ian McEwan ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2006)
• Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2007)
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2008)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2004)

Booker Prize

• Amsterdam: A Novel by Ian McEwan (1998)

Booker Prize Longlist

• The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith (2002)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2003)
• Saturday by Ian McEwan (2005)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark (1981)
• The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist) by Salman Rushdie (1988)
• Black Dogs: A Novel by Ian McEwan (1992)
• On Beauty by Zadie Smith (2005)
• On Chesil Beach: A Novel by Ian McEwan (2007)

Borders Original Voices

• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers (2001)
• The History of Love: A Novel by Nicole Krauss (2006)

Brenner Prize

• A Pigeon and a Boy: A Novel by Meir Shalev

British Book Award

• On Chesil Beach: A Novel by Ian McEwan (Book of the Year, 2008)
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Popular Fiction Award, 2006)

British Book Design and Production Award

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (Best Jacket / Cover Design, 2007)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (Novel, 2007)

Chaim Potok Literary Award

• Joy Comes in the Morning: A Novel by Jonathan Rosen

Christianity Today Book Awards

• The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics by Peter L. Berger (Missions/Global Affairs, 2000)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Fiction, Gold, 2000)
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (Fiction, Gold, 2007)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• On Beauty by Zadie Smith (2006)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Best First Book, 2004)

CounterPunch's Top 100 [and a few more] Non-fiction Works of the 20th Century

• Seven Types of Ambiguity by William Empson
• Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics) by Hannah Arendt

Edgar Award

• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Fact Crime, 2004)

Edgar Award Nominee

• The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon (Novel, 2008)

Edward Lewis Wallant Award

• In the Image: A Novel by Dara Horn (2002)
• Joy Comes in the Morning: A Novel by Jonathan Rosen (2004)
• The History of Love: A Novel by Nicole Krauss (2005)
• Bearing the Body: A Novel by Ehud Havazelet (2007)

Eisner Award

• Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman (Best Graphic Album: Reprint, 1992)

Exclusive Books Boeke Prize

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2004)
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2005)

Gaylactic Spectrum Shortlist

• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Novel, 2001)

The Globe & Mail 50 Greatest Books

• Plato: Republic by Plato

Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Ken Kesey (1975)

The Grawemeyer Award in Religion

• Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence, 3rd Edition (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society, Vol. 13) by Mark Juergensmeyer (2003)
• Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations by Jonathan Sacks (2004)

Great Lakes Book Award Finalist

• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Fiction, 2004)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (General Nonfiction, 2003)

Griffin Poetry Prize

• Glottal Stop: 101 Poems by Paul Celan (Wesleyan Poetry) by Paul. Celan (International, 2001)

Guardian 1000

• The Adventures of Augie March (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow (Comedy)
• Tom Jones (Modern Library Classics) by Henry Fielding (Comedy)
• Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark (Comedy)
• Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth (Comedy)
• Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (Comedy)
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Comedy)
• Enduring Love: A Novel by Ian Mcewan (Crime)
• Howards End (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by E. M. Forster (Family and self)
• Call It Sleep: A Novel by Henry Roth (Family and self)
• The Assistant: A Novel by Bernard Malamud (Family and self)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Ken Kesey (Family and self)
• The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oxford World's Classics) by Oscar Wilde (Family and self)
• On Beauty by Zadie Smith (Family and self)
• My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok (Family and self)
• My Antonia by Willa Cather (Love)
• Look at Me by Anita Brookner (Love)
• Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (Love)
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel by Milan Kundera (Love)
• The Passion by Jeanette Winterson (Love)
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist) by Salman Rushdie (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
• American Pastoral by Philip Roth (State of the nation)
• The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth (State of the nation)
• Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (War and travel)
• Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics) by Voltaire (War and travel)
• On the Road: 50th Anniversary Edition by Jack Kerouac (War and travel)
• Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (War and travel)
• The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (War and travel)

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2003)

Guardian First Book Award

• Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (2002)

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