The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century' is a ranked list of the 100 best novels published in the English language of the 21st century. The list was compiled by The New York Times. The first book on the list was the Elena Ferrante novel My Brilliant Friend published in 2012. The authors who were listed the most were Elena Ferrante (3), W. Jesmyn Ward (3), George Saunders (3). The following authors were listed twice Roberto Bolaño, Edward P. Jones, Denis Johnson, Alice Munro, Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Philip Roth.