The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
1,050 books — 1,150 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Southern Literature
1,374 books — 2,590 voters

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanDon't Make Me Think, Revisited by Steve KrugUniversal Principles of Design by William LidwellAbout Face 3 by Alan CooperThe Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett
UX books
84 books — 142 voters
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanDesign Basics Index by Jim KrauseThe Elements of Typographic Style by Robert BringhurstEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisDesigning With Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman
Best Design Books
119 books — 95 voters