The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown
Best Arthurian Fiction
476 books — 1,441 voters
Cinder by Marissa MeyerScarlet by Marissa MeyerElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineCress by Marissa MeyerBeastly by Alex Flinn
Fairy Tales Retold
550 books — 566 voters

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierGraceling by Kristin CashoreScarlet by Marissa MeyerFire by Kristin CashoreCress by Marissa Meyer
Grimly Romantic Fairy Tales
60 books — 120 voters
Fools, Thieves and Other Dreamers by Florent Couao-ZottiThe Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce ChatwinFlash for Freedom by George MacDonald FraserShow Me the Magic by Annie CaulfieldThe Dahomean by Frank Yerby
Books Set in Benin
37 books — 11 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Best Black Historical Fiction
331 books — 306 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,751 books — 1,626 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
African Fiction
600 books — 427 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,394 books — 119,647 voters