The Secret History by Donna TarttIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioNinth House by Leigh BardugoBabel by R.F. KuangThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Dark Academia
363 books — 1,492 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,947 books — 5,019 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,989 voters

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenThe American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
292 books — 1,538 voters
Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,249 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinOne Plus One by Jojo MoyesLandline by Rainbow Rowell
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
243 books — 1,193 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
By the title
194 books — 47 voters

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireEasy by Tammara WebberRule by Jay CrownoverHopeless by Colleen HooverThe Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski
Tattooed Love Boys
1,196 books — 3,322 voters