The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Historical Mystery
2,118 books — 4,587 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachMaphead by Ken JenningsBanana by Dan Koeppel
You Read a Book about What?
4,065 books — 2,129 voters

Fat Land  by Greg CritserBanana by Dan KoeppelThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,228 books — 1,635 voters

Banana by Dan KoeppelThe Nose by Gabrielle Glaser
Histories of the Everyday
372 books — 341 voters