Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nicholas Mailey (10 Lists)



Lone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellThink Like a Freak by Steven D. LevittWhy We Sleep by Matthew WalkerBig Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
2,978 books — 1,124 voters
A Street Cat Named Bob by James BowenPostSecret by Frank WarrenThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique BaubyBrain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
Totally Amazing Books That Should Be Read By Everybody!
2,615 books — 1,095 voters

Destiny of the Republic by Candice MillardBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertSo You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon RonsonDelusions of Gender by Cordelia FineA Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Thought Provoking
2,845 books — 1,447 voters
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster WallaceHow to Be a Woman by Caitlin MoranWork Smart Now by Richard PolakThe Republic by PlatoEmotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,649 books — 16,266 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill LeporeTwelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,482 books — 5,717 voters
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian MortimerIn Order to Live by Yeonmi ParkThe Innocent Man by John GrishamThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Books Every Human Being Should Read
2,988 books — 1,982 voters

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionH is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonYou Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
3,988 books — 2,003 voters
H is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldWhy We Sleep by Matthew WalkerThe Republic by PlatoStart with Why by Simon SinekIn Order to Live by Yeonmi Park
favorite non-fiction
2,780 books — 1,132 voters

Lone Survivor by Marcus LuttrellThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauHow to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
Inspiring Books
4,650 books — 3,298 voters
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let... by Amanda PalmerThe Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill LeporeThe Opposite of Loneliness by Marina KeeganSo You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoDelusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine
Most inspiring Nonfiction
2,635 books — 1,306 voters