Lock In by John ScalziBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyHeroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsOne Kick by Chelsea CainThe Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar
AUGUST 2014 LIBRARY READS (official)
52 books — 49 voters
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
2013 Man Booker Prize Longlist
14 books — 267 voters

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanShanghai Girls by Lisa SeePeony in Love by Lisa See
Best Books About China
747 books — 587 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeMoloka'i by Alan BrennertSong of the Exile by Kiana DavenportShanghai Girls by Lisa See
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,175 books — 1,901 voters

Third Culture Kids by David C. PollockParenting Without Borders by Christine Gross-LohStrong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Meg MeekerThe Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy MogelNotes from a Traveling Childhood by Karen C. McCluskey
Parenting Books
142 books — 130 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenLooking for Alaska by John  GreenThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisMaus I by Art SpiegelmanMaus II by Art Spiegelman
Middle/High School reading List
17 books — 8 voters

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Best Books of the 21st Century
9,843 books — 22,336 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John  Green
YA Novels of 2012
1,267 books — 10,189 voters

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Best Graphic Novels
3,458 books — 6,778 voters
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeMoloka'i by Alan BrennertHawaii by James A. MichenerLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Historical Fiction
7,857 books — 26,169 voters

The Valley of Amazement by Amy TanSisterland by Curtis SittenfeldWhy Do Only White People Get Abducted by Aliens? by Ilana Garon
Kirkus Reviews Magazine July 15 2013
19 books — 22 voters