The Color of Water by James   McBrideThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,868 books — 8,779 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,383 voters

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
What Book Got You Hooked?
4,364 books — 11,063 voters
Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee  SmithTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Southern Literature
1,421 books — 2,699 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Books
13,020 books — 80,506 voters
Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Disappointing Books
2,778 books — 4,671 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakPeace Like a River by Leif Enger
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,804 books — 22,847 voters
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
Best Southern Books
842 books — 750 voters