Editors' Top Picks
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Best Books of 2008
12th out of 1,643 books — 6,773 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
107th out of 9,858 books — 22,280 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Indian Fiction Books
10th out of 923 books — 2,446 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best South Asian Fiction
14th out of 751 books — 1,916 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
188th out of 7,219 books — 28,369 voters
Nine Stories by J.D. SalingerDubliners by James JoyceA Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Collections of Short Stories
22nd out of 2,905 books — 2,049 voters

Never My Father's Daughter by Bamini SelladuraiThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniNever My Father's Daughter by Bamini SelladuraiThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Immigrant Experience Literature
16th out of 1,038 books — 1,692 voters
2 States by Chetan BhagatI Too Had a Love Story by Ravinder SinghThe 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan BhagatThe Immortals of Meluha by Amish TripathiRevolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat
Indian Books - Fiction
37th out of 1,121 books — 2,458 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaShantaram by Gregory David RobertsSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
India
18th out of 1,028 books — 880 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Immigrant Voices (fiction)
3rd out of 377 books — 253 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
India: Fiction
12th out of 321 books — 333 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
3934th out of 77,611 books — 289,654 voters

Tenth of December by George SaundersInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonBirds of America by Lorrie MooreCivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders
Contemporary Short Story Collections
7th out of 552 books — 335 voters
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai HidierInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Contract by Zeenat MahalHaveli by Zeenat MahalThe Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Desi Chick Lit (fiction)
8th out of 256 books — 347 voters

Dubliners by James JoyceNine Stories by J.D. SalingerThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Short Story Collections
29th out of 1,559 books — 861 voters
Tenth of December by George SaundersThis Is How You Lose Her by Junot DíazInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriNine Stories by J.D. SalingerDubliners by James Joyce
Badass Short Story Collections (Or So I Hear)
7th out of 464 books — 260 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Host by Stephenie MeyerThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Releases of 2008
14th out of 230 books — 615 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Light but not (too) dumb
67th out of 851 books — 841 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDubliners by James Joyce
Best Short Stories
50th out of 1,760 books — 1,043 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
What To Read Next
2324th out of 20,755 books — 24,794 voters

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienDrown by Junot Díaz
Best Reading for the Contemporary Writer
12th out of 128 books — 227 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Book Club List
68th out of 743 books — 776 voters

2666 by Roberto BolañoUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriSir Gawain and the Green Knight by UnknownNetherland by Joseph O'NeillAmerican Lion by Jon Meacham
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2008 (fiction and nonfiction)
2nd out of 62 books — 37 voters
The White Tiger by Aravind AdigaUntil Our Voices Meet by Biswatosh SinhaThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriTrain to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
India's best
4th out of 143 books — 92 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Top 100 New Classics
78th out of 262 books — 417 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiriविप्लवी [Biplavi] by Sanu Sharmaएकादेशमा [Ekadeshma] by Sanu Sharma
South Asian Fiction by Women
15th out of 196 books — 165 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsUna historia de ayer by Sergio CoboCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
3347th out of 6,493 books — 4,904 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2928th out of 15,737 books — 18,340 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
540th out of 8,579 books — 5,625 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameWatership Down by Richard Adams
Earth, Wind and Fire
19th out of 1,330 books — 121 voters

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