Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersThe Night Watch by Sarah WatersBackwards to Oregon by JaeStone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Historical Lesbian Fiction
257 books — 259 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Mystery
2,367 books — 5,190 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
9,156 books — 7,300 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
8,396 books — 27,566 voters

And Playing the Role of Herself by K.E. LaneWaiting in the Wings by Melissa BraydenThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidKiss the Girl by Melissa BraydenFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best F/F Romance Books
1,570 books — 1,189 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 Patricia Highsmith
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,174 books — 2,714 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerLuck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,090 books — 1,983 voters
The Dark Wife by Sarah DiemerThe One Who Eats Monsters by Casey MatthewsThe Midnight Hunt by L.L. RaandWitch Wolf by Winter PenningtonSanta Olivia by Jacqueline Carey
F/F Paranormal and Urban Fantasy
448 books — 614 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultThe Charioteer by Mary RenaultAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
Best Gay Historical Fiction
399 books — 596 voters