Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Best Historical Mystery
2,186 books — 4,698 voters
The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettHidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,978 books — 5,480 voters

The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney MilanThe Duchess War by Courtney MilanThe Heiress Effect by Courtney MilanThe Governess Affair by Courtney MilanThe Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan
Historical Romance for Feminist Readers
156 books — 96 voters
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesNot That Bad by Roxane GayWe Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Nonfiction by Black Authors
318 books — 38 voters

Silent in the Grave by Deanna RaybournCocaine Blues by Kerry GreenwoodAnd Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,178 books — 2,489 voters
For the Love of Men by Liz PlankThe Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona EltahawyEra of Ignition by Amber TamblynNobody's Victim by Carrie GoldbergThe Witches Are Coming by Lindy West
Feminist interest 2019
252 books — 98 voters

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,885 books — 3,616 voters