Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Historical Fiction
7,438 books — 25,618 voters

Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,624 voters
Calico Joe by John GrishamGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Books of 2012
3,522 books — 9,200 voters

Natasha and Other Stories by David BezmozgisThe Many Loves of Mila by Inna Swinton
Immigrant Voices (fiction)
374 books — 250 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Firm by Robin WaterfieldThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,687 voters