A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryRu by Kim ThúyKnives, Seasoning, & A Dash of Love by Katrina KwanDo Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine ThienA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Asian Canadian Authors
125 books — 45 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLife of Pi by Yann MartelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Best Canadian Literature
2,336 books — 1,145 voters

Never My Father's Daughter by Bamini SelladuraiThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniNever My Father's Daughter by Bamini SelladuraiThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,029 books — 1,681 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Radium Girls by Kate  MooreRejected Princesses by Jason PorathGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena FavilliHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Overlooked Women of History
953 books — 228 voters

Ash by Malinda LoI Can't Think Straight by Shamim SarifHuntress by Malinda LoThe Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily SkrutskieNot Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
Asian Lesbian and Queer Women Fiction
103 books — 73 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshMs. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow WilsonAnya's Ghost by Vera BrosgolThrough the Woods by E.M. Carroll
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women
1,495 books — 1,367 voters

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëJude the Obscure by Thomas HardySilas Marner by George EliotThe Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
Best Underrated/Overlooked Classics
174 books — 91 voters
Middlemarch by George EliotWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Golden Notebook by Doris LessingBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelMiss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young
Large Experimental Books by Women
87 books — 71 voters