Arcadium by Sarah  Gray
Best Female Writers of Zombie Fiction
269 books — 575 voters
The Twentieth Wife by Indu SundaresanThe Feast of Roses by Indu SundaresanThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Space Between Us by Thrity UmrigarThe Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Best South Asian Fiction
734 books — 1,894 voters

Seraphina by Rachel HartmanHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Dragons
1,785 books — 2,541 voters
Alanna by Tamora PierceSabriel by Garth NixHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesFirst Test by Tamora Pierce
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,467 books — 18,228 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison AllenThe Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison AllenThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Quirky Southern Fiction
968 books — 1,906 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenThe Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
13,735 books — 9,645 voters

Cress by Marissa MeyerA Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia GrayThe Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye WaltonRuin and Rising by Leigh BardugoAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Best Covers of 2014
992 books — 2,711 voters
The Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana GregoryElizabeth I by Kathryn LaskyCleopatra VII by Kristiana Gregory
Historical Fiction from Scholastic
103 books — 29 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Smart Summer Reads
12,738 books — 10,678 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesCharmed Life by Diana Wynne JonesDark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne JonesYear of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones
Favourite Diana Wynne Jones
39 books — 389 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,596 books — 120,339 voters