A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinEast of Eden by John SteinbeckJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Smart Summer Reads
13,379 books — 11,422 voters
Ember by Madison DanielBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireCreatura by Nely CabPrince of Wolves by Quinn LoftisOnyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Best Independent Novels
2,677 books — 3,703 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best for Book Clubs
15,317 books — 19,572 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieAltered Carbon by Richard K. MorganThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,203 books — 2,832 voters

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsReplay by Ken Grimwood
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,155 books — 5,438 voters