On Writing by Stephen  KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Bird by Bird by Anne LamottWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Best Books on Writing
807 books — 1,343 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
8,295 books — 27,344 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,040 books — 125,372 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
8,526 books — 9,066 voters