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Books That Could Be Penguin Classics Someday

This is a list of one hundred books that could, a long time in the future when they're public domain, become part of the penguin classics collection (also known as the Penguin English Library). Some are based on their status as modern classics; others are just books I think deserve to make the cut. How many of these have you read?
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Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
1
André Aciman
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Leave the World Behind (Rumaan Alam)
Leave the World Behind
4
Rumaan Alam
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
5
Mitch Albom
Disobedience (Naomi Alderman)
Disobedience
6
Naomi Alderman
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
7
Naomi Alderman
Diary of an Oxygen Thief (Anonymous)
Diary of an Oxygen Thief
8
Anonymous
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
9
Margaret Atwood
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
10
Brit Bennett
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
11
Oyinkan Braithwaite
Assembly (Natasha Brown)
Assembly
12
Natasha Brown
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
13
Candice Carty-Williams
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
14
Cho Nam-Joo
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
Boy Parts
15
Eliza Clark
Plain Bad Heroines (Emily M. Danforth)
Plain Bad Heroines
16
Emily M. Danforth
Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann)
Ducks, Newburyport
17
Lucy Ellmann
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
18
Nora Ephron
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
19
John Fowles
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
20
John Fowles
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
21
Andrew Sean Greer
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
22
Yaa Gyasi
Transcendent Kingdom (Yaa Gyasi)
Transcendent Kingdom
23
Yaa Gyasi
Girl Woman Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl Woman Other
24
Bernardine Evaristo
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
25
Elena Ferrante
The Story of a New Name (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of a New Name
26
Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Elena Ferrante)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
27
Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child
28
Elena Ferrante
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
29
Fannie Flagg
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
30
William Golding
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
31
Mark Haddon
The Mercies (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)
The Mercies
32
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
33
Joanne Harris
Early Morning Riser (Katherine Heiny)
Early Morning Riser
34
Katherine Heiny
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol
35
Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
36
Patricia Highsmith
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
37
Susan Hill
The Island (Victoria Hislop)
The Island
38
Victoria Hislop
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
39
Gail Honeyman
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
40
Khaled Hosseini
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