Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Black Dahlia by James EllroyDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Wild Birds by Emily Strelow
California Historical Fiction
292 books — 144 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 RussellThe Grip of It by Jac JemcAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
North American Supernatural Realism
73 books — 23 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
504 books — 303 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
986 books — 201 voters

Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittBorn To Rise by Lorna  BlakeA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonFirst Time Dad by James        MacdonaldLean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,630 books — 3,416 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
187 books — 134 voters