The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenWhere Are You Now? by Sarah  ConnellThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniOceans of Trouble by Travis Casey
Around the World through Fiction
449 books — 188 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferDracula by Bram StokerThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Epistolary Novels
188 books — 269 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldMatilda by Roald Dahl
Best Books About Loving Books
375 books — 515 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferDracula by Bram StokerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Epistolary Fiction
855 books — 849 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
8,410 books — 8,488 voters
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison AllenChocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
Features Food Magic
68 books — 100 voters

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanThe Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison AllenThe Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Magical Realism in Small Town America
114 books — 161 voters
Chocolat by Joanne HarrisGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Foodie Novels
248 books — 165 voters

Chocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterJulie and Julia by Julie PowellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Nouvelle Cuisine
367 books — 249 voters