The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Smart Summer Reads
13,834 books — 11,706 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,321 books — 4,992 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Lost Symbol by Dan    BrownTimeline by Michael CrichtonInferno by Dan    Brown
Treasure Hunter Thrillers
478 books — 938 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Stories For Book Lovers
8,518 books — 9,050 voters
The Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe House at Riverton by Kate MortonThe Secret Keeper by Kate MortonThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Past-Present Books
379 books — 552 voters

The Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe Civil War by Shelby FooteCold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Best American Civil War Books
1,021 books — 1,063 voters