The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittBlink by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,267 books — 8,079 voters
Cabin Pressure by Josh WolkHoles by Louis Sachar
Books About Camp
347 books — 55 voters

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,448 books — 69,714 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldNight by Elie WieselOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,410 books — 123,428 voters

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferAtonement by Ian McEwanPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Best Historical Fiction
7,807 books — 26,124 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny  Lawson
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
981 books — 1,461 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books Ever
77,860 books — 290,505 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonHoles by Louis SacharThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,247 books — 80,354 voters

Devil in the Details by Jennifer Traig
Best OCD Memoirs
34 books — 50 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanFifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Worst Ending
269 books — 562 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Biographies
1,720 books — 3,090 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Circus/Carnival Books
714 books — 1,088 voters

Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonA Million Little Pieces by James FreyWhat Is the What by Dave Eggers
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,315 books — 7,042 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Your Top 5 Reads in 2012
716 books — 799 voters