The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Female Biographies
1,259 books — 422 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Foreign Lands
2,374 books — 2,204 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriCutting for Stone by Abraham   Verghese
Immigrant Voices (fiction)
380 books — 256 voters

The Happiness Project by Gretchen RubinThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsJulie and Julia by Julie PowellAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverLearning to Breathe by Priscilla Warner
Stunt non-fiction
111 books — 26 voters
Time and Again by Jack FinneyThe Alienist by Caleb CarrBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteBrooklyn by Colm TóibínWashington Square by Henry James
New York Times Big City Book Club
34 books — 16 voters