The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Best Books of 2015
3,110 books — 5,118 voters
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
Best Books of 2016
1,830 books — 2,781 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Best Books of 2017
1,738 books — 3,081 voters
The Great Alone by Kristin HannahEducated by Tara WestoverWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Best Books of 2018
1,655 books — 2,958 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Best Books 2019
1,127 books — 1,313 voters
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesTroubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
Best Books of 2020
1,566 books — 1,946 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best for Book Clubs
15,226 books — 19,368 voters

How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
September 2013 Library Reads
10 books — 246 voters
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
most anticipated mysteries 2013
151 books — 546 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddMiss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. RossThe Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Contemporary Southern Women Writers
216 books — 79 voters
Miss Julia Paints the Town by Ann B. RossThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddWhere the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Southern Chick Lit
275 books — 231 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsWild by Cheryl StrayedKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainEducated by Tara Westover
Most Compelling Memoirs
281 books — 153 voters

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Historical Fiction
7,818 books — 26,126 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonLife of Pi by Yann MartelRoom by Emma DonoghueRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Books I Will Never Forget
11,246 books — 8,221 voters
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. RossJayber Crow by Wendell BerryFlight Behavior by Barbara KingsolverThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckDaisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg
Best Southern Literature
1,374 books — 2,590 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierWater for Elephants by Sara GruenIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Best Twists
8,567 books — 9,325 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddWater for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Smart Summer Reads
13,279 books — 11,245 voters
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Funniest Novels of All Time
1,434 books — 2,357 voters

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonLife of Pi by Yann Martel
All-Time Awesome Books
12,650 books — 8,350 voters
Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine HarrisDeal Breaker by Harlan Coben
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,209 books — 2,560 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Best Series
3,479 books — 9,573 voters
The General's Daughter by Nelson DeMilleCompelling Evidence by Steve MartiniThe Judge by Steve MartiniThe Jury by Steve MartiniThe Attorney by Steve Martini
Legal Thrillers
303 books — 442 voters



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