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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HoweA Secret History of Witches by Louisa MorganThe Witches of Vardø by Anya BergmanThe Last Witch of Scotland by Philip ParisThe Familiars by Stacey Halls
Witches in Historical Fiction
71 books — 15 voters
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Sōji ShimadaThe Honjin Murders by Seishi YokomizoThe Master Key by Masako TogawaBird in a Cage by Frédéric DardThe Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
Pushkin Vertigo
125 books — 19 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCirce by Madeline MillerNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Power by Naomi AldermanGood and Mad by Rebecca Traister
Best Angry Woman Books
334 books — 124 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
African Fiction
605 books — 434 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
16,067 books — 18,863 voters
Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiBattle Royale by Koushun Takami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
779 books — 3,260 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,224 books — 1,251 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,160 books — 2,697 voters

The River of No Return by Bee RidgwayDear Fang, With Love by Rufi ThorpeThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonSons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona AusubelThe Original of Laura by Vladimir Nabokov
Beautiful Covers Of Books I May Or May Not Have Read
136 books — 11 voters
The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
#BlackLivesMatter Reading List
632 books — 294 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonHeartstopper by Alice OsemanThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
LGBT Books Voted by LGBT Readers Only
903 books — 355 voters