Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich NietzscheThe Republic by PlatoCritique of Pure Reason by Immanuel KantMeditations by Marcus AureliusFrom Darkness Into Light by A. Helwa
Best World Philosophy Book
953 books — 1,420 voters
Babel by R.F. KuangThe Will of the Many by James IslingtonEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettThe Atlas Six by Olivie BlakeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Fantasy Academia
56 books — 75 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirWomen's Work by Elizabeth Wayland BarberCleopatra by Stacy SchiffSex with Kings by Eleanor HermanShe-Wolves by Helen Castor
Women's History Written by Women
980 books — 195 voters
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazJesus’ Son by Denis JohnsonInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienDrown by Junot Díaz
Best Reading for the Contemporary Writer
127 books — 226 voters

Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,277 books — 4,109 voters

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorFimbulwinter by E. William BrownSuper Sales on Super Heroes by William D. ArandDungeon Born by Dakota KroutThe Land by Aleron Kong
Empire building, conquering & ruling
199 books — 267 voters