1960s
- "Franny and Zooey" - J.D. Salinger (1961)
- Another Country - James Baldwin (1962)
- "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction" - J.D. Salinger (1963)
- The Group - Mary McCarthy (1963)
- Joy in the Morning - Betty Smith (1963)
- The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath (1963)
- New York - Brendan Behan (1964)
- Joe Gould's Secret - Joseph Mitchell (1964)
- A Singular Man - J. P. Donleavy (1964)
- Last Exit to Brooklyn - Hubert Selby (1964)
- The Doorbell Rang - Rex Stout (1965)
- Make Room! Make Room! - Harry Harrison (1966)
- A Queer Kind of Death - George Baxt (1966)
- The Butterfly Kid - Chester Anderson (1967)
- The Chosen - Chaim Potok (1967)
- Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin (1967)
- Swing Low, Sweet Harriet - George Baxt (1967)
- My Sister Eileen - Ruth McKenney (1968)
- The Godfather - Mario Puzo (1969)
- Topsy and Evil - George Baxt (1969)
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