The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHaleThe Feathered Bone by Julie CantrellThe Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen LoigmanThe Girls by Emma ClineMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
329 books — 700 voters
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasLady Midnight by Cassandra ClareGlass Sword by Victoria AveyardThe Crown by Kiera Cass
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016
1,249 books — 4,495 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsInsurgent by Veronica Roth
Best Young Adult Dystopian Novels
598 books — 2,649 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsInsurgent by Veronica Roth
YA Dystopia Novels
1,790 books — 11,247 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenJust Listen by Sarah Dessen
Young Adult Romance
4,020 books — 9,662 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters