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
380 books — 1,522 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,202 books — 5,878 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
4,076 books — 26,866 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 — 1,536 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
706 books — 3,263 voters

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe 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 — 1,192 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
1,212 books — 3,332 voters