Columbine by Dave CullenEducated by Tara WestoverBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahDestiny of the Republic by Candice MillardBecoming by Michelle Obama
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,196 books — 954 voters
Educated by Tara WestoverWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiDestiny of the Republic by Candice MillardBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,984 books — 1,298 voters

Chronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanLove Is a Mix Tape by Rob SheffieldThe Dirt by Tommy LeeI'm with the Band by Pamela Des BarresLast Train to Memphis by Peter Guralnick
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,448 books — 1,347 voters

Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseD-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMaster of the Senate by Robert A. Caro
Best History Books
3,713 books — 3,754 voters
Helter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiColumbine by Dave CullenI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraFatal Vision by Joe McGinnissAll the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein
Best True Crime
1,342 books — 1,907 voters

War by Sebastian JungerCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseD-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,142 books — 2,388 voters
Destiny of the Republic by Candice MillardUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMaster of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Passage of Power by Robert A. Caro
Best Biographies
1,666 books — 2,946 voters

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussAll the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck KlostermanBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
You Read a Book about What?
4,041 books — 2,108 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,261 books — 5,232 voters

The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi DaréHidden Valley Road by Robert KolkerDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew  Perry
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,920 books — 5,458 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouColumbine by Dave Cullen
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,265 books — 4,454 voters

Columbine by Dave CullenHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiBird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,235 books — 8,064 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,507 books — 8,004 voters
But Enough About Me by Jancee Dunn
Funny Women Memoirs
457 books — 1,555 voters

Faithfull by Marianne FaithfullStone Alone by Bill WymanAltamont by Joel SelvinExile On Main Street by Robert Greenfield
The Rolling Stones
62 books — 20 voters
Kicking & Dreaming by Ann  WilsonFaithfull by Marianne Faithfull
Women in Music - Rock, Punk, Metal
139 books — 31 voters

Born to Run by Bruce SpringsteenHard to Handle by Steve GormanScar Tissue by Anthony KiedisChronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanLife by Keith Richards
Rock out (with your socks out) books
169 books — 10 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
Thought Provoking
2,875 books — 1,490 voters
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiThe Knife Man by Wendy MooreUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseEducated by Tara WestoverInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,054 books — 2,055 voters

D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose
Books for History Geeks
375 books — 41 voters