The Blue Bistro by Elin HilderbrandHome Cooking by Laurie ColwinMore Home Cooking by Laurie ColwinPerfection by R.L. MathewsonAppetizers by Ivan Rusilko
Culinary Goodness
160 books — 66 voters
A Room with a View by E.M. ForsterThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantThe King's Agent by Donna Russo MorinThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross King
Books Set in Florence
102 books — 84 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantThe Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
Art & Artists in Fiction
960 books — 1,124 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,817 books — 26,067 voters