BBC Culture'a göre 21. Yüzyılın en iyi oniki romanı şu şekilde listelenmiş:
12. Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex (2002)
11. Zadie Smith, White Teeth (2000)
10. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun (2006)
9. Ian McEwan, Atonement (2001)
8. Ben Fountain, Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk (2012)
7. Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad (2010)
6. Michael Chabon, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000)
5. Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections (2001)
4. Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (2004)
3. Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall (2009)
2. Edward P Jones, The Known World (2003)
1. Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007)
