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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ellenw (21 Lists)



Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldPaladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Best SF/F for Adults with Strong Female Main Characters
385 books — 118 voters
Halting State by Charles Stross
Best of Cyberpunk
390 books — 1,220 voters

Ammie, Come Home by Barbara MichaelsInto the Darkness by Barbara MichaelsVanish with the Rose by Barbara MichaelsWait for What Will Come by Barbara MichaelsBe Buried in the Rain by Barbara Michaels
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
446 books — 495 voters
10% Happier by Dan Harris
Best Meditation Books
115 books — 146 voters

The Rape of Europa by Lynn H. Nicholas
Materiality & Value of Art In Flux
46 books — 18 voters
Loot by Sharon WaxmanThe Rape of Europa by Lynn H. NicholasThe Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser
Art Fraud and Theft
232 books — 185 voters

This Rough Magic by Mary StewartHigh Rhymes and Misdemeanors by Diana KillianVerse of the Vampyre by Diana KillianSonnet of the Sphinx by Diana KillianThe Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters
Cozy Mystery/Romance/History
166 books — 129 voters
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy
745 books — 1,130 voters

Between Silk and Cyanide by Leo Marks
Codes and Ciphers
51 books — 17 voters
The 39 Steps by John BuchanEnigma by Robert Harris
Literary Spy Stories
229 books — 237 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyFuneral in Berlin by Len Deighton
Best Cold War Spy Books
51 books — 63 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,455 books — 2,673 voters

The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Best Historical Mystery
2,299 books — 4,830 voters
An Infamous Army by Georgette Heyer
Battle of Waterloo
55 books — 20 voters

The Path Between the Seas by David McCulloughA Perfect Red by Amy Butler GreenfieldAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsUncommon Grounds by Mark PendergrastThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,882 books — 2,262 voters
Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast
Espresso, Java, Coffee
94 books — 31 voters

Napa by James Conaway
Best Wine Books
121 books — 128 voters
A Blind Goddess by James R. Benn
IMPAC 2015 Nominees
140 books — 43 voters

Stray Souls by Kate GriffinHavemercy by Jaida JonesSixty-One Nails by Mike Shevdon
Most Clever Urban Fantasy/Paranormal
170 books — 161 voters
The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLeanThe House of Medici by Christopher HibbertFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Economics Books
455 books — 532 voters

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,559 books — 3,252 voters