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Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Best Modern Pride and Prejudice
172 books — 281 voters
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
2017 Adult SFF by Authors of Color
52 books — 58 voters

The Deep by Rivers Solomon
Adult Fantasy/Sci-fi/Speculative Novellas by BIPOC Authors
62 books — 17 voters
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Book Riot 2022 #10: Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+)
34 books — 7 voters

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey AbramsRazorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
2021 Crime, Mystery, & Thrillers by African-Americans
32 books — 35 voters
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. JacksonLakewood by Megan Giddings
Horror/Thriller Books by Black Authors
97 books — 46 voters

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey AbramsThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Mysteries/Thrillers By BIPOC Authors
43 books — 20 voters
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Lesbian Historical Fiction
163 books — 172 voters

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Armchair Traveler's Guide to Abodes of Literature
308 books — 94 voters
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
[ATY 2023] Ghost, Spirit, Phantom, Specter
413 books — 111 voters

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Books on Poverty and Inequality
249 books — 168 voters
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Most influential books under 100 pages
287 books — 976 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
[ATY 2021] - Siblings as Main Characters
323 books — 119 voters
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Goodreads Top 100 - Highest Rated Books on Goodreads with at least 10,000 Ratings
101 books — 1,038 voters

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
Be Gay, Do Crime (WLW)
27 books — 19 voters
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Intersectional Jane Austen Retellings
7 books — 3 voters

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
Popsugar 2021 #16 - A Book by an Indigenous Author
269 books — 263 voters
Turtles All the Way Down by John GreenThe Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
YA About OCD
65 books — 92 voters

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Fiction Involving Rock/Pop Music
889 books — 1,090 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Best of John Green... Which Means ALL of His Books!
12 books — 194 voters