Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Black Dahlia by James EllroyThe Wild Birds by Emily Strelow
California Historical Fiction
279 books — 132 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonSomething is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IVVampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen RussellAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
North American Supernatural Realism
71 books — 20 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerEmpress of All Seasons by Emiko JeanEon by Alison GoodmanThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Asian Fantasy & Science Fiction
503 books — 306 voters
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirWomen's Work by Elizabeth Wayland BarberCleopatra by Stacy SchiffSex with Kings by Eleanor HermanShe-Wolves by Helen Castor
Women's History Written By Women
974 books — 191 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovOutliers by Malcolm GladwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,047 books — 2,044 voters
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleLovecraft Country by Matt RuffWelcome to Night Vale by Joseph FinkWinter Tide by Ruthanna EmrysA Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman
Counter-Lovecraft
183 books — 131 voters