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.
| Publisher | Name | Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written | 1998 | [1] | |
| The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time | 1990 | [2] [3] | |
| Grafton Books by David Pringle | 1988 | ||
| 1999 | |||
| Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century | 1999 | ||
| Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction | 1998 | ||
| Modern Library | Modern Library 100 Best Novels | 1998 | |
| The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time | 1995 | ||
| New York Times Book Review | New York Times 100 Notable Books | annually | |
| The New York Times | 100 Best Books of the 21st Century | 2024 | [4] |
| Bokklubben World Library | since 2002 | ||
| 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 | 1985 | ||