Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Best Magical Realism: Witchy Fiction
281 books — 467 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCall Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,789 books — 2,233 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownRebecca by Daphne du MaurierA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,393 books — 16,206 voters
The Rest of the Story by Tal BauerThe Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. CharlesHow to Say I Do by Tal BauerUntil I Saw You by Dianna RomanThe New Guy by Sarina Bowen
Best M/M Romance Published in 2023
230 books — 298 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttIf We Were Villains by M.L. RioNinth House by Leigh BardugoBabel by R.F. KuangThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Dark Academia
369 books — 1,500 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,319 books — 5,864 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le CarréThe Quiet American by Graham GreeneThe Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré
Best Cold War Spy Books
49 books — 61 voters