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Hugo Awards
The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, a pioneer in science fiction. The Hugo Awards started in 1955.
Hugo Awards for Best Novel by year plus nominees
Nebula Awards
The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years
Nebula Awards for Best Novel by year plus nominees
The Edgar Awards
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America.
Edgar Awards for Best Mystery Novel by year
The 100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House, published its selections in July 1998.
The 100 Best English-Language Novels
Top 100 Works in World Literature
The editors of the Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, polled a panel of 100 authors from 54 countries on what they considered the “best and most central works in world literature.” Among the authors polled were Milan Kundera, Doris Lessing, Seamus Heaney, Salman Rushdie, Wole Soyinka, John Irving, Nadine Gordimer, and Carlos Fuentes. The list of 100 works appears alphabetically by author. Although the books were not ranked, the editors revealed that Don Quixote received 50% more votes than any other book.
The 100 Best Works in World Literature
Educators' Top 100 Children's Books
The following list was compiled from an online survey in 2007. Parents and teachers will find it useful in selecting quality literature for children.
Top 100 Children's Books
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