(I have missed a few greats but I can't list a book I haven't read yet)
1910s
1900s
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900)
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (1903)
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1905)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (1908)
1910s
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911)
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham (1915)
My Antonia by Willa Cather (1918)
My Antonia by Willa Cather (1918)
The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley (1919)
1920s
Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington (1921)
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser (1925)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (1925)
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (1926)
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (1929)
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (1929)
1930s
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (1931)
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1936)
We the Living by Ayn Rand (1936)
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (1937)
Rickshaw Boy by Lao She (1937)
Anthem by Ayn Rand (1938)
Ask the Dust by John Fante (1939)
"B" is for Betsy by Carolyn Haywood (1939)
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque (1929)
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (1929)
1930s
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (1931)
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (1936)
We the Living by Ayn Rand (1936)
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (1937)
Rickshaw Boy by Lao She (1937)
Anthem by Ayn Rand (1938)
Ask the Dust by John Fante (1939)
"B" is for Betsy by Carolyn Haywood (1939)
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (1939)
1940s
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (1940)
Native Son by Richard Wright (1940)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (1943)
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (1943)
Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes (1943)
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham (1944)
Black Boy by Richard Wright (1945)
The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald (1945)
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren (1945)
Hiroshima by John Hersey (1946)
The Pearl by John Steinbeck (1947)
The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck (1948)
Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (1948)
Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther (1949)
1950s
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (1951)
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (1952)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1952)
The Lemon Jelly Cake by Madeline Babcock Smith (1952)
East of Eden by John Steinbeck (1952)
The Crucible by Arthur Miller (1953)
1940s
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers (1940)
Native Son by Richard Wright (1940)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (1943)
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (1943)
Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes (1943)
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham (1944)
Black Boy by Richard Wright (1945)
The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald (1945)
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren (1945)
Hiroshima by John Hersey (1946)
The Pearl by John Steinbeck (1947)
The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck (1948)
Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (1948)
Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther (1949)
1950s
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (1951)
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (1952)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1952)
The Lemon Jelly Cake by Madeline Babcock Smith (1952)
East of Eden by John Steinbeck (1952)
The Crucible by Arthur Miller (1953)
Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson (1953)
Night by Elie Wiesel (1955)
The House of 60 Fathers by Meindert DeJong (1956)
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson (1956)
Night by Elie Wiesel (1955)
The House of 60 Fathers by Meindert DeJong (1956)
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson (1956)
Peyton Place by Grace Metalious (1956)
On the Road by Jack Kerouac (1957)
1960s
The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien (1960)
Rabbit, Run by John Updike (1960)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960)
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (1961)
Lizzie Borden by Edward D Radin (1961)
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (1961)
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin (1962)
On the Road by Jack Kerouac (1957)
1960s
The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien (1960)
Rabbit, Run by John Updike (1960)
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960)
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (1961)
Lizzie Borden by Edward D Radin (1961)
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (1961)
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin (1962)
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway (1964)
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (1966)
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (1966)
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (1966)
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (1966)
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (1966)
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (1966)
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud (1966)
The Chosen by Chaim Potok (1967)
True Grit by Charles Portis (1968)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (1969)
The Promise by Chaim Potok (1969)
1970s
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (1970)
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (1971)
Post Office by Charles Bukowski (1971)
My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok (1972)
Factotum by Charles Bukowski (1975)
The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson (1975)
In the Beginning by Chaim Potok (1975)
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston (1976)
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (1977)
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (1978)
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. (1978)
Women by Charles Bukowski (1978)
1980s
One Child by Torey Hayden (1980)
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg (1981)
Growing Up by Russell Baker (1982)
Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski (1982)
Run With the Horsemen by Ferrol Sams (1982)
The Chosen by Chaim Potok (1967)
True Grit by Charles Portis (1968)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (1969)
The Promise by Chaim Potok (1969)
1970s
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (1970)
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (1971)
Post Office by Charles Bukowski (1971)
My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok (1972)
Factotum by Charles Bukowski (1975)
The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson (1975)
In the Beginning by Chaim Potok (1975)
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston (1976)
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (1977)
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (1978)
Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. (1978)
Women by Charles Bukowski (1978)
1980s
One Child by Torey Hayden (1980)
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg (1981)
Growing Up by Russell Baker (1982)
Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski (1982)
Run With the Horsemen by Ferrol Sams (1982)
On the Black Hill by Bruce Chatwin (1982)
Ellis Island by Fred Stewart Mustard (1983)
Boy by Roald Dahl (1984)
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (1985)
Boy by Roald Dahl (1984)
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (1985)
The Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute (1985)
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (1986)
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons (1987)
A Loss for Words by Lou Ann Walker (1987)
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Doris (1987)
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (1986)
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons (1987)
A Loss for Words by Lou Ann Walker (1987)
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Doris (1987)
The Beginning of Sorrows by David Martin (1987)
Dalva (1988)
Dalva (1988)
A Girl From Yamhill by Beverly Cleary (1988)
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (1989)
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (1989)
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (1989)
The Chinchilla Farm by Judith Freeman (1989)
1990s (Best decade for books, movies and music)
The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok (1990)
1990s (Best decade for books, movies and music)
The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok (1990)
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan (1991)
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again (1991)
Burden of Desire by Robert MacNeil (1992)
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb (1992)
Montana, 1948 by Larry Watson (1993)
Charms For the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons (1993)
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again (1991)
Burden of Desire by Robert MacNeil (1992)
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb (1992)
Montana, 1948 by Larry Watson (1993)
Charms For the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons (1993)
Having Our Say by The Delany Sisters (1993)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (1994)
Snow Angels by Stewart O'Nan (1994)
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson (1994)
The Liar's Club by Mary Karr (1995)
Sights Unseen by Kaye Gibbons (1995)
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (1996)
The Color of Water by James McBride (1996)
The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke (1996)
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (1996)
The Woman Who Walked into Doors by Roddy Doyle (1996)
Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah (1997)
The Ghost at the Table by Suzanne Berne (1997)
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Miller (1997)
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom (1997)
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage (1997)
Eating Chinese Food Naked by Mei Ng (1998)
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb (1998)
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (1998)
The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts (1998)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (1994)
Snow Angels by Stewart O'Nan (1994)
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson (1994)
The Liar's Club by Mary Karr (1995)
Sights Unseen by Kaye Gibbons (1995)
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (1996)
The Color of Water by James McBride (1996)
The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke (1996)
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (1996)
The Woman Who Walked into Doors by Roddy Doyle (1996)
Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah (1997)
The Ghost at the Table by Suzanne Berne (1997)
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Miller (1997)
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom (1997)
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage (1997)
Eating Chinese Food Naked by Mei Ng (1998)
I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb (1998)
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (1998)
The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts (1998)
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende (1998)
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (1999)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1999)
A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle (1999)
White Oleander by Janet Finch (1999)
Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck (2000)
Feast of Love by Charles Baxter (2000)
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (1999)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1999)
A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle (1999)
White Oleander by Janet Finch (1999)
2000s
Blackbird by Jennifer Lauck (2000)
Feast of Love by Charles Baxter (2000)
On Writing by Stephen King (2000)
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Zafon Ruiz (2001)
Augusta, Gone by Martha Tod Dudman (2002)
Ava's Man by Rick Bragg (2002)
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Molokai by Alan Brennert (2003)
Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh (2003)
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (2003)
The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka (2003)
War Trash by Ha Jin (2004)
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Zafon Ruiz (2001)
Augusta, Gone by Martha Tod Dudman (2002)
Ava's Man by Rick Bragg (2002)
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (2003)
Molokai by Alan Brennert (2003)
Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh (2003)
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (2003)
The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka (2003)
Midnight at the Dragon Cafe by Judy Fong Bates (2004)
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum (2004)War Trash by Ha Jin (2004)
An Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg (2004)
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (2005)
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar (2006)
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (2006)
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (2005)
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar (2006)
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (2006)
The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson (2006)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (2006)
The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (2007)
1,000 Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (2007)
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (2006)
The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (2007)
1,000 Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (2007)
Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer (2008)
The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg (2008)
Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls (2009)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (2009)
Wishin' and Hopin' by Wally Lamb (2009)
2010s
Then Again by Diane Keaton (2011)
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka (2011)
Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls (2009)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett (2009)
Wishin' and Hopin' by Wally Lamb (2009)
2010s
Then Again by Diane Keaton (2011)
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka (2011)
11.11.63 by Stephen King (2011)
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (2012)
The Round House by Louise Erdrich (2012)
My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall (2012)
Sutton by J.R. Moehringer (2012)
A Man Named Ove by Fredrik Backman (2012)
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (2012)
The Round House by Louise Erdrich (2012)
My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall (2012)
Sutton by J.R. Moehringer (2012)
A Man Named Ove by Fredrik Backman (2012)
My Extraordinary Ordinary Life by Sissy Spacek (2012)
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (2013)
We are Water by Wally Lamb (2013)
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (2013)
We are Water by Wally Lamb (2013)
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast (2014)
2 a.m. at the Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino (2014)
The Trouble With Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon (2016)
In Such Good Company by Carol Burnett (2016)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2017)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2017)
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay (2017)
The Secret Diary of Henrik Groen by Himself (2018)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (2018)
The Dakota Winters by Tom Barbash (2018)
The Secrets Between Us by Thrity Umrigar (2018)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (2018)
2020s
Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera (2020)
2020s
Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera (2020)
All About Me! by Mel Brooks (2021)
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin (2021)
updated 11/2023
updated 11/2023
