A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererSilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Nature Writing
252 books — 50 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor HugoThe Lantern by Deborah LawrensonThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Place As Character
172 books — 33 voters

Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs by Michael A. DirrPest Control for Organic Gardening by Amber RichardsThe Well-Tended Perennial Garden by Tracy DiSabato-AustThe Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll by Richard BisgroveThe Collector's Garden by Ken Druse
Best Books for Gardeners
133 books — 51 voters
H is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldWaterlog by Roger  DeakinThe Old Ways by Robert MacfarlaneThe Wild Places by Robert MacfarlaneFindings by Kathleen Jamie
British and Irish Nature Writing
249 books — 167 voters

Blood Song by Anthony RyanSabriel by Garth NixThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireAssassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbUnsouled by Will Wight
Best Coming Of Age Epic Fantasy
142 books — 144 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertOld Man's War by John ScalziLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Excellent Space Opera
1,062 books — 3,736 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Around the World in 100 Books
1,322 books — 706 voters

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Nature Books
1,154 books — 792 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Etched City by K.J. BishopHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiAuthority by Jeff Vandermeer
New Weird Books
207 books — 151 voters


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