Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingIt Takes a Witch by Heather BlakeSecondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessA Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake
Our Favorite Good Witches
218 books — 148 voters
Secondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltA Cast-Off Coven by Juliet BlackwellIt Takes a Witch by Heather BlakeDead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Witchy Mysteries
146 books — 147 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessBook of Shadows by Cate TiernanPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanWitch Child by Celia Rees
Wicca and other Pagan-based Fiction
532 books — 974 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Price of Salt by Claire  Morgan
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,028 books — 2,638 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,328 books — 1,876 voters
The Shining by Stephen        KingIt by Stephen        King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen        KingDracula by Bram StokerPet Sematary by Stephen        King
Best Horror Novels
1,954 books — 5,430 voters