America's First Daughter by Stephanie DrayThe Secret Language of Stones by M.J. RoseThe Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie BenjaminThe Vatican Princess by C.W. GortnerLilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Historical Fiction 2016
347 books — 889 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Stand by Stephen  KingThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,886 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrAtonement by Ian McEwan
World War II Fiction
1,431 books — 2,062 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
797 books — 410 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldBright Young Things by Anna GodbersenZ by Therese Anne FowlerThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainThe Diviners by Libba Bray
Jazz Age Historical Fiction
147 books — 99 voters
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyOld Filth by Jane GardamFrom the Land of the Moon by Milena AgusA Novel Bookstore by Laurence CosséMy Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Best of Europa Editions
22 books — 23 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtDubliners by James JoyceDracula by Bram StokerUlysses by James Joyce
Best Irish Literature
633 books — 722 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. RoseA Desperate Fortune by Susanna KearsleyMademoiselle Chanel by C.W. GortnerThe Last Queen of India by Michelle    Moran
Historical Fiction 2015
413 books — 2,116 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeSwann’s Way by Marcel ProustThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Belle Époque
384 books — 153 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLife of Pi by Yann MartelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Best Canadian Literature
2,338 books — 1,147 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
WWII Historic Fiction
1,492 books — 1,572 voters


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