Skim by Mariko Tamaki
Best Lesbian Graphic Novels
249 books — 233 voters
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthLies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
Historical Lesbian Fiction
260 books — 260 voters

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Anti-Racism List from Ideal Bookshelf
34 books — 11 voters
Voices of a People's History of the United States by Howard ZinnA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Intersectional Books
108 books — 22 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Best Novels about the 1960s (fiction)
204 books — 256 voters
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
131 books — 225 voters

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysThe Chosen by Chaim Potok
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
395 books — 432 voters
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysAnastasia by Carolyn Meyer
Historical Fiction: Russia
313 books — 486 voters

Kira-Kira by Cynthia KadohataAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangWeedflower by Cynthia KadohataGood Enough by Paula YooA Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Best Asian-American Teen Fiction
278 books — 336 voters

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultAya by Marguerite Abouet
Sisterhood
173 books — 200 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddWhere the Heart Is by Billie LettsThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
708 books — 1,194 voters

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieMarch by John             Lewis
Books White People Need to Read
1,380 books — 1,638 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonThe Chosen by Chaim Potok
Best New York Novels
148 books — 130 voters

The Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten
Yiddish Literature
77 books — 43 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonGap Creek by Robert Morgan
Best Books Set in Appalachia
802 books — 844 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsGap Creek by Robert Morgan
Appalachian Fiction
277 books — 327 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienVietnamerica by G.B. Tran
Best Books on Vietnam
210 books — 176 voters

Angels in America by Tony KushnerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Best Gay Fiction
2,695 books — 3,898 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  Smith
Best 1900s Historical Fiction
153 books — 71 voters

Washington by Ron ChernowGrant by Ron ChernowThe President Is a Sick Man by Matthew Algeo
Positively Presidential (nonfiction)
370 books — 71 voters
Washington by Ron Chernow
The US Presidency (nonfiction)
115 books — 15 voters


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