O popular diário norte-americano NY TIMES considerou os 10 melhores livros de 2011 os seguintes:
| RANKING GLOBAL | Título | Autor | Ano |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE ART OF FIELDING | Chad Harbach | 2011 |
| 2 | 11/22/63 | Sthepen King | 2011 |
| 3 | SWAMPLANDIA | Karen Russell. Alfred A. Knopf | 2011 |
| 4 | TEN THOUSAND SAINTS | Eleanor Henderson | 2011 |
| 5 | THE TIGER’S WIFE |
Téa Obreht
| 2011 |
| 6 | ARGUABLY |
Christopher Hitchens
| 2011 |
| 7 |
THE BOY IN THE MOON
| Ian Brown | 2011 |
| 8 | MALCOLM X A life of reinvention | Manning Marable | 2011 |
| 9 | THINKING, FAST AND SLOW | Daniel Kahneman | 2011 |
| 10 | A WORLD ON FIRE | Amanda Foreman | 2011 |

