Gnomes by Wil HuygenFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt ScamanderFaeries by Brian Froud
Bestiaries
270 books — 136 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,493 books — 2,669 voters
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
Fantasy Academia
53 books — 53 voters

Women of Good Fortune by Sophie WanThe Housekeepers by Alex   Hay
Great Books About Heists (Fiction)
48 books — 55 voters
Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeA Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. KingfisherThe Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan StangStardust by Neil Gaiman
Sweater Weather Cosy Fantasy BOTM
101 books — 87 voters

The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldBonk by Mary RoachEvolution in Four Dimensions by Eva JablonkaDelicious by Rob Dunn
Evolutionary Science
96 books — 31 voters
The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,276 books — 1,249 voters

The Little House Cookbook by Barbara M. WalkerGastroanomalies by James LileksFashionable Food by Sylvia Lovegren
Historical Cookery
317 books — 79 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary Roach
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
250 books — 119 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskyAn Edible History of Humanity by Tom StandageCod by Mark KurlanskyThe Food of a Younger Land by Mark KurlanskyThe Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky
Books about Food
558 books — 195 voters
Get Well Soon by Jennifer   WrightThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumGulp by Mary RoachThe Radium Girls by Kate  MooreBonk by Mary Roach
Medical History & Similar
193 books — 40 voters

Storm Front by Jim  Butcher
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,402 books — 12,545 voters
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeHatchet by Gary Paulsen
Best Wilderness Survival Books
196 books — 229 voters

She-Wolves by Helen Castor
Female Rulers
227 books — 42 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil Gaiman
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,132 books — 10,101 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,444 books — 18,179 voters
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareMary Poppins by P.L. TraversDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 580 voters

March of the Microbes by IngrahamI Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
Microbiology
98 books — 25 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hating Game by Sally  ThorneThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
Love/Hate Relationships
807 books — 1,425 voters

The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin HallThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
Best Multicultural Mysteries
222 books — 121 voters

The Language Instinct by Steven PinkerLingo by Gaston Dorren
Fun Linguistics/Word book
29 books — 22 voters
Mythology by Edith HamiltonD'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire
Best Books About Mythology
1,393 books — 2,217 voters

Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderThe Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Magic, Adventure, Romance
2,400 books — 5,128 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,607 books — 16,239 voters


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