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Reading Lists Fiction

The following list is intended as a helpful guide for readers of fiction looking for reading lists of good books. Below you will find a compilation of lists of some of the best books around.


Crime Fiction

CWA Gold Dagger Crime Fiction Reading List 1955-2021

Literary Fiction

Booker Prize for Fiction Complete List of Winners Since 1969
Oprah's Book Club Complete List of Titles

USA's Notable Book Council puts out an annual list of important books:

The Notable Book List 2016

The Notable Book List 2015

The Notable Book List 2014

The Notable Book List 2013

The Notable Book List 2012

The Notable Book List 2011

The Notable Book List 2010

The Notable Book List 2009



Young Adult Readers

US Young Adults Choices List 2013 published by the International Reading Association

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