To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,327 books — 5,282 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,930 books — 121,244 voters

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelBlackberry Pie Murder by Joanne FlukeTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances MayesThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Books that Cook (stories with recipes)
494 books — 78 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainMy Life in France by Julia ChildJulie and Julia by Julie PowellRelish by Lucy KnisleyGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Cooking Memoirs
407 books — 64 voters