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| Name | Status | Source / URL | Quality | Submitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 100 best novels of all time — The Guardian | Unapproved | The Guardian | 0 | May 21, 2026 |
| 25 Greatest Books of All Time | Unapproved | The History of Literature Podcast | 0 | April 11, 2026 |
| The St. John's College Great Books Reading List | Unapproved | St. John's College | 0 | March 06, 2026 |
| The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time: The Definitive Ranking | Unapproved | Fantasy Book Review | 0 | March 01, 2026 |
| R/TrueLit's 2025 "Top 100 Favorite Books" | Unapproved | 0 | March 01, 2026 | |
| /Lit/'s Top 100 Books (2025) | Unapproved | /Lit/ | 0 | March 01, 2026 |
| Douban Top 250 | Unapproved | Douban | 0 | February 20, 2026 |
| The Pegasus Prize for Literature | Unapproved | Pegasus Prize | 0 | January 29, 2026 |
| The best Irish books of 2025 | Unapproved | RTÉ | 0 | January 27, 2026 |
| Top books of all-time, according to Goodreads | Unapproved | Top books of all-time, according to Goodreads | 0 | December 16, 2025 |
| National Book Award: History and (Auto)biography | Unapproved | National Book Award | 0 | December 14, 2025 |
| Best American Fiction 1900-1999 | Unapproved | Metacanon | 0 | December 03, 2025 |
| The Modern Novel best 20th/21st century novels | Unapproved | The Modern Novel | 0 | December 03, 2025 |
| R/Fantasy's Top Fantasy Works | Unapproved | 0 | November 12, 2025 | |
| fantasy and sci-fi prices | Unapproved | Link | 0 | November 06, 2025 |
| The “Goncourt of Goncourts” (2025) — A Ranking of Prix Goncourt Winners by Living Laureates | Unapproved | Le Nouvel Observateur (L’Obs) | 0 | October 31, 2025 |
| The 20 history books that everyone should read | Unapproved | The Telegraph | 0 | August 22, 2025 |
| The 25 best novels of the 21st century | Unapproved | The Times | 0 | August 22, 2025 |
| The 20 Best Non-fiction Books of All Time | Unapproved | The Telegraph | 0 | August 22, 2025 |
| The 25 best British and Irish fiction of the 21st century | Unapproved | The Times | 0 | August 11, 2025 |
| Le Monde's most inspiring novels since 1944 | Unapproved | Le Monde | 0 | July 22, 2025 |
| Novels Everyone Should Read | Unapproved | Information is Beautiful | 0 | July 20, 2025 |
| Readers’ Picks: Books Everyone Should Read | Unapproved | Penguin Random House | 0 | July 05, 2025 |
| Essential Penguin Classics | Unapproved | Penguin Random House | 0 | July 05, 2025 |
| Naoki Prize | Unapproved | Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature | 0 | July 02, 2025 |
| Akutagawa Prize | Unapproved | Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature | 0 | July 01, 2025 |
| Lachman's One Hundred Notable American Novels of Detection (1993) | Unapproved | A Reader's Guide to the American Novel of Detection (1993) | 0 | June 28, 2025 |
| St. Mark's Bookshop Additional 100 | Unapproved | LiteraryCritic | 0 | June 28, 2025 |
| The List 100 Best Scottish Books (Scottish Book Trust) | Unapproved | LibraryThing | 0 | June 28, 2025 |
| The 100 Most Important Translations | Unapproved | Notos Magazine (Turkey) | 0 | June 24, 2025 |
| Banipal magazine’s 100 Best Arabic Novels | Unapproved | Banipal Magazine | 0 | June 23, 2025 |
| The Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Town & Country | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The Best of Books 2023 | Unapproved | Foreign Affairs | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Top 10 Books of 2023 | Unapproved | PEOPLE | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | The New York Post | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | The Conversation | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Books 2023 | Unapproved | Library Journal | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Nonfiction Books of the Year | Unapproved | Kirkus Reviews | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Fiction Books of the Year | Unapproved | Kirkus Reviews | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Adult Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Shelf Awareness | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best SFF & Horror of 2023 | Unapproved | BookPage | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Romance of 2023 | Unapproved | BookPage | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Mystery & Suspense of 2023 | Unapproved | BookPage | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Nonfiction of 2023 | Unapproved | BookPage | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Fiction of 2023 | Unapproved | BookPage | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Top 10 Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Chicago Public Library | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Favorite Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Chicago Public Library | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The 45 Best New Books of 2023 You Won’t Put Down | Unapproved | Harper’s Bazaar | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Editors Share the Books They Loved Best in 2023 | Unapproved | ELLE | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Books of the Year 2023 | Unapproved | Tattered Cover | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The Globe 100: The Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | The Globe and Mail | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Book Soup | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| 55 Books We Loved in 2023 | Unapproved | The Boston Globe | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Books for Adults 2023 | Unapproved | The New York Public Library | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The Must-Read Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Good Housekeeping | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Books of 2023: Nonfiction | Unapproved | Powell’s Books | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Books of 2023: Fiction | Unapproved | Powell’s Books | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | The Guardian | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The 10 Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Inside Hook | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Top 20 Books of the Year | Unapproved | Amazon | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Den of Geek | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Oprah Daily | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The 20 Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Esquire | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Short Story Collections of 2023 | Unapproved | Electric Literature | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Nonfiction of 2023 | Unapproved | Electric Literature | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Best Novels of 2023 | Unapproved | Electric Literature | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The 10 Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Slate | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The 10 Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Slate | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The Best Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Vulture | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| The 10 Best True Crime Books of All Time | Unapproved | Werd | 0 | June 07, 2025 |
| Required Reading: 40 Books Set in the Pacific Northwest | Unapproved | Powell's Books | 0 | June 05, 2025 |
| 25 Women to Read Before You Die | Unapproved | Powell's Books | 0 | June 05, 2025 |
| 25 Books to Read Before You Die: Pacific Northwest Edition | Pending | Powell's Books | 0 | June 05, 2025 |
| Book Club: Ernest Hemingway's Novels Ranked | Unapproved | Huckberry | 0 | May 22, 2025 |
| The most important Arabic novel of the 20th Century | Unapproved | Let Them Read Cake | 0 | May 08, 2025 |
| the fifty twentieth-century works most cited in the arts & humanities citation index, 1976-1983 | Unapproved | Essays of an Information Scientist (Vol. 10, 1987) | 0 | May 05, 2025 |
| The Environmentalist's Bookshelf's Top 40 Books | Unapproved | The Environmentalist's Bookshelf by Robert Merideth (1993) | 0 | May 05, 2025 |
| Must Read Novels of the Years 2020-2023 | Unapproved | Information is Beautiful | 0 | May 05, 2025 |
| The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2023 | Unapproved | BookMarks (LitHub) | 0 | May 05, 2025 |
| The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2023 | Unapproved | BookMarks (LitHub) | 0 | May 05, 2025 |
| The Ultimate Best Books of 2023 List (LitHub) | Unapproved | Literary Hub | 0 | May 05, 2025 |
| The Best Books of 2023 – All Genres (A Year-End List Aggregation) | Unapproved | Book Scrolling | 0 | May 05, 2025 |
| 10 Greatest Poems Ever Written | Unapproved | The Society of Classical Poets | 0 | May 03, 2025 |
| Good Reading for Children | Unapproved | Standard-Freeholder | 0 | April 28, 2025 |
| Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature | Unapproved | Harvard University Course | 0 | April 28, 2025 |
| What are the most-mentioned books of 2024 | Unapproved | News CGTN | 0 | April 27, 2025 |
| BIG Books of 2004 | Unapproved | The Kansas City Star | 0 | April 24, 2025 |
| 1947's Best Poetry | Unapproved | The Plain Dealer | 0 | April 22, 2025 |
| The Top 10 Novellas of All Time | Unapproved | Book Riot | 0 | April 22, 2025 |
| Recommended Books by Cory Doctorow | Unapproved | Read This Twice | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Recommended Books by Bill McKibben | Unapproved | Read This Twice | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Recommended Books by Samuel Moyn | Unapproved | Read This Twice | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Recommended Books by Tom Holland | Unapproved | Read This Twice | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Recommended Books by Rutger Bregman | Unapproved | Read This Twice | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Recommended Books by Sean Carroll | Unapproved | Read This Twice | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Recommended Books by Corey Robin | Unapproved | Read This Twice | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Yuval Noah Harari's Book List for Humanity on the Brink | Unapproved | Radical Reads | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Ian McEwan's Top 5 Literary Influences | Unapproved | Radical Reads | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Michael Ondaatje's 10 Favorite Books to Reread | Unapproved | Radical Reads | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| David Mitchell's Book Recommendations | Unapproved | Radical Reads | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Lois Lowry’s Reading List | Unapproved | Radical Reads | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Mary Beard's Best Ancient History Books | Unapproved | Radical Reads | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| The 10 Best Books of the Decade | Unapproved | The National Post | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| The Best Books of 2018 | Unapproved | Kingsport Times-News | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| Books to Lure Kids From Screens | Unapproved | The Chicago Tribune | 0 | April 21, 2025 |
| The Ten Greatest Books | Approved | Baraboo News Republic | 0 | April 20, 2025 |
| The Best Books, According to Teachers and Librarians | Unapproved | The Daily Journal | 0 | April 20, 2025 |
| Top 15 Books (WH Smith Survey) | Unapproved | The Independent | 0 | April 20, 2025 |
| The Year's Best, According to the NYT Book Review (1999) | Unapproved | The Herald-Sun | 0 | April 19, 2025 |
| Best Books for Kids | Unapproved | The Modesto Bee | 0 | April 19, 2025 |
| Professor Recommends Books for Young Readers | Unapproved | Sun-News | 0 | April 19, 2025 |
| The 20 Greatest Children's Books Ever | Unapproved | The Sunday Telegraph | 0 | April 19, 2025 |
| 102 Indispensible Works of Literary Criticism | Pending | Literary Hub | 1 | April 19, 2025 |
| The 112 Best Literary Mysteries and Crime Novels | Unapproved | Greg Hickey | 0 | April 18, 2025 |
| From 1925 to 2024: 100 Years of Popular Books (on Goodreads) | Unapproved | Goodreads World Headquarters | 0 | April 15, 2025 |
| Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children | Unapproved | National Education Association | 0 | April 15, 2025 |
| Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books | Unapproved | National Education Association | 0 | April 15, 2025 |
| Whitcoulls Kids' Top 50 Books | Unapproved | Whitcoulls | 0 | April 12, 2025 |
| 36 Best Fantasy Book Series, According to a Librarian | Unapproved | Reader's Digest | 0 | April 11, 2025 |
| The 20 Greatest Epic Poems of All Time | Unapproved | Qwiklit | 0 | April 11, 2025 |
| Reddit's Favourite Books | Pending | 0 | April 11, 2025 | |
| Books That Defined the 2010s | Unapproved | Penguin Classics | 0 | April 11, 2025 |
| r/Fantasy Top Novels 2025 | Unapproved | r/fantasy | 0 | April 10, 2025 |
| Top 100 Fantasy Novels of All Time | Unapproved | Aconite Cafe Staff | 0 | April 10, 2025 |
| Want to read more Filipino literature? Here’s where to start | Unapproved | Rappler | 0 | April 10, 2025 |
| The 30 Greatest Book Series Of All Time | Unapproved | Forbes | 0 | April 07, 2025 |
| Historical Nonfiction: 30 of the Best Books in the Genre | Unapproved | BookRiot | 0 | April 04, 2025 |
| 50 best books of the 21st century according to NRC readers | Pending | athenaeumscheltema | 0 | March 31, 2025 |
| 50 best Dutch books of the 21st century according to NRC and De Standaard | Unapproved | NRC and De Standaard | 0 | March 31, 2025 |
| Best Nonfiction Books of the 21st Century (So Far) | Unapproved | Kirkus Reviews | 0 | March 31, 2025 |
| Leon County Public Library's Favorite Books | Pending | Tallahassee Democrat (Newspaper) | 0 | March 31, 2025 |
| The 50 Best Hollywood Books Of All Time (Los Angeles Times) | Unapproved | Los Angeles Times | 0 | March 28, 2025 |
| Beverly Public Library Readers Pick Their Favorite Books | Unapproved | The Boston Globe | 0 | March 25, 2025 |
| Must Reads | Unapproved | The Sydney Morning Herald | 0 | March 25, 2025 |
| The Nation's Favourite Children's Book (BBC) | Unapproved | BBC | 0 | March 25, 2025 |
| An Expert's 200-Book List | Pending | The Detroit Free Press | 0 | March 24, 2025 |
| Greatest Indian Novels you cannot afford to miss (HindustanTimes) | Unapproved | LibraryThing | 0 | March 23, 2025 |
| Vollmann’s Favorite Books | Pending | Reluctant Habits | 0 | March 23, 2025 |
| The 16 Best Books in Philippine Literature | Unapproved | culture trip | 0 | March 23, 2025 |
| The 15 Best Books of the Past 15 Years | Unapproved | PureWow | 0 | March 20, 2025 |
| The best Korean fiction in translation | Unapproved | Penguin Books | 0 | March 09, 2025 |
| English literature's 50 key moments (Guardian) | Unapproved | The Guardian | 0 | March 08, 2025 |
| 42 Best Book Series to Binge | Unapproved | Reader's Digest | 0 | March 06, 2025 |
| 12 of the Best Book Series of All Time | Unapproved | Booktorium | 0 | March 06, 2025 |
| Best Sci-Fi Novels About Global Warming | Unapproved | Lex Press | 0 | March 06, 2025 |
| 10 Books You Should Have Read By 30 | Approved | The Buffalo News | 0 | March 06, 2025 |
| 500 Essential Cult Books: The Ultimate Guide | Unapproved | Book | 0 | March 06, 2025 |
| The 20 Best Books of the Decade 2010-2019 | Unapproved | For Reading Addicts | 0 | February 22, 2025 |
| The Best Books of the 2010s | Unapproved | Esquire | 0 | February 22, 2025 |
| The 17 Best Books of the 2010s | Unapproved | Town & Country | 0 | February 22, 2025 |
| The 10 best fiction books released in 2024 | Unapproved | Daily Mail | 0 | February 22, 2025 |
| Reading Guide: New Zealand Fiction - Award Winners | Unapproved | Christchurch City Libraries | 0 | February 21, 2025 |
| The Best Books of 2024 | Unapproved | Oprah | 0 | February 20, 2025 |
| PEOPLE Picks the Best Books of the 2020s, From Emily Henry to Britney Spears | Unapproved | PEOPLE | 0 | February 10, 2025 |
| 20th Century in Literature | Unapproved | Wikipedia | 0 | February 05, 2025 |
| The Best Short Story Collections Of All-Time (Book Scrolling) | Unapproved | Book Scrolling | 0 | February 03, 2025 |
| The 73 Best Books About Evolution (Book Scrolling) | Unapproved | Book Scrolling | 0 | January 31, 2025 |
| Top 37 Feminist Books Of All-Time (Book Scrolling) | Unapproved | Book Scrolling | 0 | January 31, 2025 |
| The Best 11 Books About Geopolitics (Book Scrolling) | Unapproved | Book Scrolling | 0 | January 31, 2025 |
| Top 48 Queer History Books of All Time | Unapproved | Book Scrolling | 0 | January 30, 2025 |
| Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year (1998-2024) | Unapproved | LibraryThing | 0 | January 30, 2025 |
| R/TrueLit's 2024 "Top 100 Favorite Books" List | Approved | 0 | January 23, 2025 | |
| /Lit/'s Top 100 Books (2024) | Rejected | 4chan Literature Board | 0 | January 19, 2025 |
| Blue Pyramid 1,276 Best Books of All Time | Unapproved | Blue Pyramid | 0 | January 14, 2025 |
| Canon de la narrativa universal del siglo XX | Unapproved | Cicutadry | 0 | January 14, 2025 |
| Teachers' Top 100 Books (NEA) | Unapproved | National Education Association | 0 | January 05, 2025 |
| The best books of 2024 (The New Arab) | Unapproved | The New Arab | 0 | January 03, 2025 |
| The Ultimate Best Books of 2024 List (LitHub) | Unapproved | LitHub | 0 | December 31, 2024 |
| The Year in Reads: Books of 2024 (The World of Chinese) | Unapproved | The World of Chinese | 0 | December 31, 2024 |
| The best foreign policy books of 2024 (Responsible Statecraft) | Unapproved | Responsible Statecraft | 0 | December 31, 2024 |
| The Bestselling Books of All Time | Unapproved | James Clear | 0 | December 31, 2024 |
| The 100 Best Books of the 20th Century | Unapproved | Abe Books | 0 | December 31, 2024 |
| San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year (2003-2023) | Unapproved | LibraryThing | 0 | December 30, 2024 |
| Best books of 2024: Experts share their standout reads (New Daily) | Rejected | New Daily | 0 | December 30, 2024 |
| The Top 24 Science Books of 2024 (Next Big Idea Club) | Unapproved | Next Big Idea Club | 0 | December 30, 2024 |
| five best non-fiction books of 2024 – according to experts (Daily Maverick) | Rejected | Daily Maverick | 0 | December 30, 2024 |
| The Mercury's Favorite Books of 2024 (Portland Mercury) | Unapproved | Portland Mercury | 0 | December 30, 2024 |
| BOOKWORM SEZ: A review of the best books of 2024 | Unapproved | The Goshen News | 0 | December 30, 2024 |
| Top 10 Best Books of 2024 (Voice Magazine) | Unapproved | Voice Magazine | 0 | December 30, 2024 |
| The Book Report: Ron Charles on the 5 best books of 2024 (CBS News) | Unapproved | CBS News | 0 | December 30, 2024 |
| The 38 Best Books of 2024 (LATaco) | Unapproved | LaTaco | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| Best non-fiction of 2024 (Marginal Revolution) | Unapproved | Marginal Revolution | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| Innocence Project Shares 9 Best Books of 2024 | Unapproved | Innocence Project | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| What We Read: KAXE staff favorite books of 2024 | Unapproved | KAXE | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| From Remote Australia to Nuclear War: These Are the Best Books of 2024 (HighBrow) | Unapproved | HighBrow Magazine | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| This year’s best books about climate (Geographical, 2024) | Unapproved | Geographical | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2024 (Our Culture) | Unapproved | Our Culture | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| Eight of the best books of 2024 recommended by LSE blog editors | Unapproved | LSE blog | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| The Best Books Of 2024 (Hot Press) | Unapproved | Hot Press | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| Our favorite books we read in 2024 (Engadget) | Unapproved | Engadget | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| The best books of 2024 to give this Christmas (The Week) | Rejected | The Week | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2024 – All Genres (A Year-End List Aggregation) | Unapproved | Book Scrolling | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| Ten Novels and Their Authors | Unapproved | William Somerset Maugham | 0 | December 29, 2024 |
| Best Australian fiction of 2024 (Readings) | Unapproved | Readings | 0 | December 21, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2024, According to Friends of the Review (Paris Review) | Unapproved | Paris Review | 0 | December 21, 2024 |
| The Best Scholarly Books of 2024 | Unapproved | Chronicle of Higher Education | 0 | December 21, 2024 |
| These Are a Few of My Favorite Things in 2024 (The Center For Fiction) | Unapproved | The Center For Fiction | 0 | December 20, 2024 |
| Best Books of 2024 (CrimeReads) | Unapproved | CrimeReads | 0 | December 20, 2024 |
| The 44 Best Books of 2024 (Harper’s Bazaar) | Unapproved | Harper’s Bazaar | 0 | December 20, 2024 |
| Christian Science Monitor Best Books (2001-2023) | Unapproved | LibraryThing | 0 | December 19, 2024 |
| A year of plentiful prose: The best books of 2024 (Christian Science Monitor) | Unapproved | Christian Science Monitor | 0 | December 19, 2024 |
| The best radical books of 2024 (The Emancipator) | Unapproved | The Emancipator | 0 | December 19, 2024 |
| The Spinoff’s best NZ books of 2024 | Unapproved | The Spinoff | 0 | December 19, 2024 |
| The 18 best reads of 2024, handpicked by our staff (WBEZ Chicago) | Unapproved | WBEZ Chicago | 0 | December 19, 2024 |
| Our Favorite Books of 2024 (Spectrum Culture) | Unapproved | Spectrum Culture | 0 | December 18, 2024 |
| Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2024 | Unapproved | Behavioral Scientist | 0 | December 17, 2024 |
| The best Canadian nonfiction of 2024 (CBC) | Unapproved | CBC | 0 | December 17, 2024 |
| The best Canadian fiction of 2024 (CBC) | Unapproved | CBC | 0 | December 17, 2024 |
| The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2024 | Unapproved | The Hill Times | 0 | December 17, 2024 |
| Books of the Year 2024 (The The Spectator) | Unapproved | The The Spectator | 0 | December 15, 2024 |
| McKinsey’s 2024 annual book recommendations | Unapproved | McKinsey | 0 | December 14, 2024 |
| Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (2006-2023) | Unapproved | LibraryThing | 0 | December 14, 2024 |
| Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books (1990-2024) | Unapproved | LibraryThing | 0 | December 14, 2024 |
| The 15 best fiction books of 2024, according to BookTok (Mashable) | Unapproved | Mashable | 0 | December 14, 2024 |
| The New Republic’s Books of the Year (2024) | Unapproved | The New Republic | 0 | December 14, 2024 |
| The Top Rated Books at the complete review (Literary Saloon) | Unapproved | The Complete Review | 0 | December 14, 2024 |
| 73 best science books you need to read in 2024 | Approved | BBC Science Focus | 1 | December 13, 2024 |
| Every Day is Earth Day: 365 Books to Start Your Climate Change Library | Unapproved | LitHub | 0 | December 13, 2024 |
| Books of the Year 2024 (Times Literary Supplement: TLS) | Unapproved | Times Literary Supplement (TLS) | 0 | December 13, 2024 |
| The Best Books We Read in 2024 (Words Without Borders) | Unapproved | Words Without Borders | 0 | December 13, 2024 |
| Our 51 Favorite Books of 2024 (Washington Independent Review of Books) | Unapproved | Washington Independent Review of Books | 0 | December 13, 2024 |
| Best Books of 2024 (Financial Times) | Unapproved | Financial Times | 0 | December 13, 2024 |
| 100 Notable African Books of 2024 | Approved | Brittle Paper | 4 | December 13, 2024 |
| The best books of 2024 (Dazed) | Unapproved | Dazed Magazine | 0 | December 13, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2024 (FiveBooks) | Unapproved | FiveBooks | 0 | December 13, 2024 |
| The Listener’s 100 best books of 2024 | Unapproved | New Zealand Listener | 0 | December 13, 2024 |
| Staff Picks: The 16 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2024 | Unapproved | Them | 0 | December 13, 2024 |
| Electric Lit’s Best Nonfiction of 2024 | Unapproved | Electric Lit | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| Electric Lit’s Best Novels of 2024 | Unapproved | Electric Lit | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2024 (Vulture) | Unapproved | Vulture | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The 10 Best Books of 2024 (Washington Post) | Unapproved | Link | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The 50 best books of 2024 (Telegraph) | Unapproved | Telegraph | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| These are Science News’ favorite books of 2024 | Unapproved | Science News | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The best books of 2024 as chosen by our literary editor | Unapproved | Red Online | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Progressive's Favorite Books of 2024 | Unapproved | The Progressive | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2024 (The New Yorker) | Unapproved | The New Yorker | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| Jim Higgins' 10 best books of 2024 | Unapproved | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| Best non-fiction books of 2024 (The Independent) | Unapproved | Independent | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| Best Books of 2024 (The Guardian) | Unapproved | The Guardian | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The best books of 2024, as chosen by The Economist | Unapproved | The Economist | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| Books We Love (NPR 2013 - 2024) | Unapproved | LibraryThing | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| 100 Notable Books of 2019 | Approved | New York Times | 5 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2019, as Chosen by Smithsonian Scholars | Unapproved | Smithsonian | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2020, as Chosen by Smithsonian Scholars | Unapproved | Smithsonian | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2021, as Chosen by Smithsonian Scholars | Unapproved | Smithsonian | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| This year’s best books for reds and greens - Top 10 List | Unapproved | Climate & Capitalism | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Best Scholarly Books of 2023 | Unapproved | Chronicle of Higher Education | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Best Scholarly Books of 2022 | Unapproved | Chronicle of Higher Education | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Best Scholarly Books of 2021 | Unapproved | Chronicle of Higher Education | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| California Review of Books – 10 Best Books of 2022 | Unapproved | California Review of Books | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| The Best Books of 2022, as Chosen by Smithsonian Scholars | Unapproved | Smithsonian | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| Lit Hub's 38 Favorite Books of 2022 | Unapproved | Lit Hub | 0 | December 12, 2024 |
| 100 Notable Books of 2020 | Approved | New York Times | 5 | December 12, 2024 |
| 100 Notable Books of 2021 | Approved | New York Times | 5 | December 12, 2024 |
| 100 Notable Books of 2022 | Approved | New York Times | 5 | December 12, 2024 |
| My choice of books for the year | Approved | The Boston Globe | 0 | December 11, 2024 |
| Books I liked best in 1970 | Unapproved | Chicago Tribune | 0 | December 11, 2024 |
| Complete List of All 109 Books in Oprah’s Book Club | Unapproved | Oprah Daily | 0 | December 06, 2024 |
| What the New York Times Missed: 71 More of the Best Books of the 21st Century | Unapproved | Literary Hub | 0 | December 05, 2024 |
| Decade's enduring best books | Unapproved | The Miami Herald | 0 | December 01, 2024 |
| Classic books to read at least once in your lifetime | Unapproved | Pan Macmillan | 0 | November 19, 2024 |
| THE 100 BEST BRAZILIAN BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY | Unapproved | Brazilian Book Chamber | 0 | November 04, 2024 |
| Chicago Public Library Best of the Best for Adults | Approved | Chicago Public Library | 3 | November 01, 2024 |
| The Non-fiction 100 | Rejected | The National Review | 0 | October 26, 2024 |
| The Best Visual Novels on Steam, Ranked | Approved | GameRant | 1 | October 19, 2024 |
| The 115 Best Books of All Time (Reedsy) | Unapproved | Reedsy | 0 | October 12, 2024 |
| Great Books For The New Millennium | Unapproved | The Express | 0 | October 10, 2024 |
| 100 Greats | Approved | The Guardian | 2 | October 10, 2024 |
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