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While there are tons of lists out there, I'm limiting my choices only to books I've read and enjoyed.
Patriots by James Wesley, Rawles - Set in the near future amidst hyperinflation and a catastrophic global economic collapse, Patriots tells the story of a group of survivalists that flee riots and chaos in metropolitan Chicago to a survivalist retreat that they have prepared near Bovill, Idaho. Don't let the hyperinflation discourage you; it's only in the first 10 pages or so.
Farnam's Freehold by Robert A. Heinlein - Farnham's Freehold is a post-apocalyptic tale, as the setup for the story is a direct hit by a nuclear weapon, which sends into the future a fallout shelter containing Farnham, his wife, son, daughter, daughter's friend, and black domestic servant. The book is popular with survivalist groups as it combines the civil engineering and physics of fallout shelter survival with the social dynamics of "lifeboat rules," or autocratic authority under extreme conditions.
One Second After by William R. Forstchen - The novel deals with an unexpected electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States as it affects the people living in and around the small American town of Black Mountain, North Carolina.
A Boy and his Dog by Harlan Ellison (short story) - The story of a boy (Vic) and his telepathic dog (Blood), who work together as a team in the post-apocalyptic world.
Earthbound by Joe Haldeman - The Others disposed of Earth’s spaceship fleet as easily as swatting a fly. They blew up the Moon, letting the resulting cloud of rocks and gravel go into orbit. Then, for good measure, they turned off all the power, leaving Earth with nine billion hungry people competing for dwindling resources. Now Carmen Dula, the first human to encounter Martians and then the mysterious alien Others, and her colleagues struggle to find a way—using nineteenth-century technology—to reclaim the future that has been stolen from them. This is Book 3 in the series, but the other two are not post-apocalyptic.
Lights Out by Dave Crawford - Lights Out chronicles the challenges of Mark "Karate Man"¯ Turner when the lights go out over most of the free world. He must find in himself the ability to unite his family, friends, and neighbors if any of them are to survive the harsh reality that everyday life becomes when the veneer of civilization is stripped away.
Pulling Through by Dean Ing - Written as an excellent science fiction novel about survival following a nuclear attack. I know I read this, but I can't remember a thing about the story itself except for the second half of the book, which is a large non-fiction howto survival guide.
+2 on The Dog Stars (because I read it twice :-)
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