Many publishers have lists of best books, defined by their own criteria. This article enumerates some lists for which there are fuller articles.
Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by Pringle. For publisher Xanadu, Science Fiction was the first of four "100 Best" books published from 1985 to 1988. The sequels covered crime and mystery, horror, and fantasy.
Lists
Publisher Name Published Citadelby Martin Seymour-Smith The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written 1998 Crime Writers' Association The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time 1990 Grafton Books by David Pringle Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels 1988 Larry McCaffery 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction 1999 Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century 1999 Modern Library Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction 1998 Modern Library Modern Library 100 Best Novels 1998 Mystery Writers of America The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time 1995 New York Times Book Review New York Times 100 Notable Books annually Norwegian Book Club Bokklubben World Library since 2002 Nimbus Publishing Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books 2008 Tidningen Boken Världsbiblioteket 1991 Time Time's List of the 100 Best Novels 2005 The Guardian The Guardian 100 best novels 2015 Shūkan Bunshun Tozai Mystery Best 100 1985 Xanadu by David Pringle Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 1985
See also
:Category:Top book lists List of books considered the best List of literary awards
References