Premi per i libri di 1946

100 Best Horror Books of All Time

• Carrie di Stephen King (1974)

100 Best Novels in English Since 1900

• If He Hollers Let Him Go: A Novel (Himes, Chester) di Chester Himes

100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman

100 Essential New England Books

• Carrie di Stephen King (20)

Die 100 Lieblingsbücher der Wiener

• Lisey's Story: A Novel di Stephen King

1000 Books to Read Before You Die

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman
• Carrie di Stephen King

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (2009.0946, 2009, Ages 12↑)

125 Great Southern Books

• The Member of the Wedding di Carson McCullers
• Delta Wedding (A Harvest/Hbj Book) di Eudora Welty

500 Great Books by Women

• The Member of the Wedding di Carson McCullers (Growing Up)
• The Street di Ann Petry (Identity)

500 Must Read Books

• Carrie di Stephen King

501 Must-Read Books (Emma Beare, 2006)

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Narrativa per ragazzi)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999

• Carrie di Stephen King (81)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000

• Carrie di Stephen King (77)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Literature & Language Arts – 2004)
• The Member of the Wedding di Carson McCullers (Narrativa – 1999)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Flights of Fantasy: Beyond Harry and Frodo – 2003)
• Carrie di Stephen King (Different Drummers – 1999)

Audie Award

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Vincitore – Children's Title – 2000)
• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Finalista – Children's Title – 1997)
• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Vincitore – Package Design – 2007)

Das außergewöhnliche Buch

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (2012)

Barzun and Taylor's Classics of Crime

• The Horizontal Man di Helen Eustis (1946)

BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (1996)

Best Fiction for Young Adults

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Selection – 1997)

Best Stephen King Books

• Carrie di Stephen King (6)

besthorrornovels.com's Best Classic Horror Books

• Carrie di Stephen King (23)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• The Fabulous Clipjoint di Fredric Brown

BookDepository's 100 Best Books Ever

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman

Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (1996)

Bram Stoker Award

• Lisey's Story: A Novel di Stephen King (Vincitore – Romanzo – 2006)

Bristol Festival of Ideas Book Prize

• The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America di Susan Faludi (Nominee – 2009)

British Book Award

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Vincitore – Children's Book – 1997)

Brooklyn Magazine's Literary United States

• Carrie di Stephen King (Maine)

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (1996, 1999)

Carnegie of Carnegies

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (winner – 2007)

David Bowie's Top 100

• The Street di Ann Petry (1946)

Deutscher Krimi Preis

• Bait di Kenneth Abel (2. Platz, International – 1998)

Edgar Award

• The Horizontal Man di Helen Eustis (Vincitore – Opera prima – 1947)
• The Fabulous Clipjoint di Fredric Brown (Vincitore – Opera prima – 1948)

Erica Jong's Top 100 20th Century Novels by Women

• The Mountain Lion (A Zia Book) di Jean Stafford

Georgia Top 25 Reading List

• The Member of the Wedding di Carson McCullers (2002)

The Great American Novels

• The Mountain Lion (A Zia Book) di Jean Stafford (1947)
• The Street di Ann Petry (1946)

The Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read

• The Member of the Wedding di Carson McCullers (Family and Self)
• Williwaw: A Novel di Gore Vidal (War and Travel)

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Vincitore – Joint – 1996)

H.R.F. Keating's 100 Best Crime & Mystery Books

• The Horizontal Man di Helen Eustis (35)
• The Fabulous Clipjoint di Fredric Brown (37)

Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher

• Carrie di Stephen King

Haycraft Queen Cornerstones

• The Horizontal Man di Helen Eustis (Haycraft – 1946)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (1997)

Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award

• The Street di Ann Petry (1946)

IBBY Honour Book

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Danish Translation – 1998)

IMBA's 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century

• The Fabulous Clipjoint di Fredric Brown

International Horror Guild Award

• Lisey's Story: A Novel di Stephen King (Candidato – Romanzo – 2006)

Iowa Teen Award

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Candidato – 1999)

Isinglass Teen Read Award

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman (Candidato – 2003)

Journal book lovers pick their own top

• The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) di Philip Pullman