Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels

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Entertainment Weekly’s Top 100 Novels (2013), as selected by the EW staff in its July 5th 2013 issue

This list was originally published in 2013 and was added to this site almost 12 years ago.

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Cover of 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Cover of 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Cover of 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Cover of 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

Cover of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' by Gabriel García Márquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

Cover of 'My Antonia' by Willa Cather
My Antonia

Willa Cather

Cover of 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone' by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

J. K. Rowling

Cover of 'Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets' by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

J. K. Rowling

Cover of 'Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban' by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

J. K. Rowling

Cover of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

J. K. Rowling

Cover of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J. K. Rowling

Cover of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J. K. Rowling

Cover of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

J. K. Rowling

Cover of 'Rabbit, Run' by John Updike
Rabbit, Run

John Updike

Cover of 'Rabbit Redux' by John Updike
Rabbit Redux

John Updike

Cover of 'Rabbit Is Rich' by John Updike
Rabbit Is Rich

John Updike

Cover of 'Rabbit at Rest' by John Updike
Rabbit at Rest

John Updike

Cover of 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison
Beloved

Toni Morrison

Cover of 'Charlotte's Web' by E. B. White
Charlotte's Web

E. B. White

Cover of 'Mrs. Dalloway' by Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf

Cover of 'The Sound and the Fury' by William Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury

William Faulkner

Cover of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Cover of 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Cover of 'Ragtime' by E. L. Doctorow
Ragtime

E. L. Doctorow

Cover of 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Cover of 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy
The Road

Cormac McCarthy

Cover of 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville
Moby-Dick

Herman Melville

Cover of 'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

Cover of 'Lonesome Dove' by Larry McMurtry
Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

Cover of 'An American Tragedy' by Theodore Dreiser
An American Tragedy

Theodore Dreiser

Cover of 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

Cover of 'The Brothers Karamazov' by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Cover of 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

James Joyce

Cover of 'Bleak House' by Charles Dickens
Bleak House

Charles Dickens

Cover of 'Invisible Man' by Ralph Ellison
Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

Cover of 'A Wrinkle In Time' by Madeleine L'Engle
A Wrinkle In Time

Madeleine L'Engle

Cover of 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

Cover of 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

Cover of 'Native Son' by Richard Wright
Native Son

Richard Wright

Cover of 'Blindness' by José Saramago
Blindness

José Saramago

Cover of 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J. D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

Cover of 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman
Maus

Art Spiegelman

Cover of 'The World According to Garp' by John Irving
The World According to Garp

John Irving

Cover of 'A Personal Matter' by Kenzaburō Ōe
A Personal Matter

Kenzaburō Ōe

Cover of 'Atlas Shrugged' by Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand

Cover of 'The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

Cover of 'Regeneration' by Pat Barker
Regeneration

Pat Barker

Cover of 'The Eye in the Door' by Pat Barker
The Eye in the Door

Pat Barker

Cover of 'The Ghost Road' by Pat Barker
The Ghost Road

Pat Barker

Cover of 'Middlesex' by Jeffrey Eugenides
Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

Cover of 'A Suitable Boy' by Vikram Seth
A Suitable Boy

Vikram Seth

Cover of 'Go Tell it on the Mountain' by James Baldwin
Go Tell it on the Mountain

James Baldwin

Cover of 'The Stand' by Stephen King
The Stand

Stephen King

Cover of 'A Confederacy of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole
A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

Cover of 'His Dark Materials' by Philip Pullman
His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman

Cover of 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker
The Color Purple

Alice Walker

Cover of 'The Age of Innocence' by Edith Wharton
The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

Cover of 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' by Haruki Murakami
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Haruki Murakami

Cover of 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' by Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith

Cover of 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

Cover of 'Snow' by Orhan Pamuk
Snow

Orhan Pamuk

Cover of 'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen
The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen

Cover of 'Song of Solomon' by Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

Cover of 'Gone With the Wind' by Margaret Mitchell
Gone With the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

Cover of 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' by Ben Fountain
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Ben Fountain

Cover of 'A Fine Balance' by Rohinton Mistry
A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

Cover of 'Sophie's Choice' by William Styron
Sophie's Choice

William Styron

Cover of 'The Children of Men' by P. D. James
The Children of Men

P. D. James

Cover of 'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie
Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

Cover of 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker
Dracula

Bram Stoker

Cover of 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' by Zora Neale Hurston
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

Cover of 'Love in the Time of Cholera' by Gabriel García Márquez
Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel García Márquez

Cover of 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

Cover of 'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth
Portnoy's Complaint

Philip Roth

Cover of 'Infinite Jest' by David Foster Wallace
Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace

Cover of 'Herzog' by Saul Bellow
Herzog

Saul Bellow

Cover of 'Howards End' by E. M. Forster
Howards End

E. M. Forster

Cover of 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay' by Michael Chabon
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

Michael Chabon

Cover of 'Middlemarch' by George Eliot
Middlemarch

George Eliot

Cover of 'Money' by Martin Amis
Money

Martin Amis

Cover of 'Neuromancer' by William Gibson
Neuromancer

William Gibson

Cover of 'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

Cover of 'The Remains of the Day' by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

Cover of 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold' by John le Carré
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

John le Carré

Cover of 'Cold Mountain' by Charles Frazier
Cold Mountain

Charles Frazier

Cover of 'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

Cover of 'The Golden Notebook' by Doris May Lessing
The Golden Notebook

Doris May Lessing

Cover of 'Tom Jones' by Henry Fielding
Tom Jones

Henry Fielding

Cover of 'A House for Mr. Biswas' by V. S. Naipaul
A House for Mr. Biswas

V. S. Naipaul

Cover of 'Bring Up the Bodies' by Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel

Cover of 'In Search of Lost Time' by Marcel Proust
In Search of Lost Time

Marcel Proust

Cover of 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

Cover of 'Disgrace' by J. M. Coetzee
Disgrace

J. M. Coetzee

Cover of 'The Stone Diaries' by Carol Shields
The Stone Diaries

Carol Shields

Cover of 'Clockers' by Richard Price
Clockers

Richard Price

Cover of 'Catch-22' by Joseph Heller
Catch-22

Joseph Heller

Cover of 'A Home at the End of the World' by Michael Cunningham
A Home at the End of the World

Michael Cunningham

Cover of 'White Teeth' by Zadie Smith
White Teeth

Zadie Smith

Cover of 'Bonfire of the Vanities' by Tom Wolfe
Bonfire of the Vanities

Tom Wolfe

Cover of 'The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy' by Laurence Sterne
The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy

Laurence Sterne

Cover of 'The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter' by Carson McCullers
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

Carson McCullers

Cover of 'The Leopard' by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
The Leopard

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Cover of 'The Glass Bead Game' by Hermann Hesse
The Glass Bead Game

Hermann Hesse

Cover of 'Bastard Out of Carolina' by Dorothy Allison
Bastard Out of Carolina

Dorothy Allison

Cover of 'The Moonstone' by Wilkie Collins
The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

Cover of 'The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver
The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

Cover of 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller' by Italo Calvino
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller

Italo Calvino

Cover of 'The Big Sleep' by Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep

Raymond Chandler

Cover of 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' by Judy Blume
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Judy Blume

Cover of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Cover of 'The Joy Luck Club' by Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan