The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne CollinsChain of Gold by Cassandra ClareOne of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManusA ​Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa TahirImagine Me by Tahereh Mafi
YA Novels of 2020
825 books — 2,639 voters
Cemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasClap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoLegendborn by Tracy DeonnCinderella Is Dead by Kalynn  BayronThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
2020 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
297 books — 724 voters

The Rose & the Dagger by Renée AhdiehVicarious by Paula StokesThe Star-Touched Queen by Roshani ChokshiOutrun the Moon by Stacey  LeeThe Secret of a Heart Note by Stacey  Lee
2016 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
225 books — 227 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieTriptych by Karin SlaughterAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieBlindsighted by Karin Slaughter
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,287 books — 729 voters

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,196 books — 1,657 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan  RowlandThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaHidden Pictures by Jason RekulakTwenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,956 books — 1,389 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,417 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Memoirs by Women
3,015 books — 3,031 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,820 books — 6,348 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboNobody's Princess by Esther M. FriesnerThe Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis KlauseFroi of the Exiles by Melina MarchettaA Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,385 books — 10,360 voters


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