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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lara Goldstein (58 Lists)



Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Winter People by Jennifer McMahonThe Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
The Best Historical Horror Novels
132 books — 73 voters
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
Ice and Snow
685 books — 191 voters

Triple Sec by T.J. Alexander
Best Books for Polyamory
120 books — 198 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsExit Strategy by Martha Wells
Fiction with an AI as main character or romantic interest (no cyborgs)
179 books — 110 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
52 Book Club 2023: #33 A Banned Book
172 books — 100 voters
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Best Door Portal fiction Featuring normal people
10 books — 3 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Most Interesting World
8,059 books — 4,636 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,035 books — 1,944 voters

Dead Man's Hand by John Joseph Adams
Weird West & Non-Traditional Western
85 books — 46 voters
The Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael Rubens
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
607 books — 1,187 voters

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersEvvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Best Up Lit (uplifting reads)
124 books — 89 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books for Gamers
375 books — 135 voters

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth NixThe Book of Speculation by Erika SwylerAlcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
Book Lover: Hero or Heroine is a Librarian, Book Dealer, Collector, or Owns a Bookstore
337 books — 133 voters
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Oceanic/marine science fiction
164 books — 267 voters

Ex-Heroes by Peter ClinesVicious by V.E. Schwab
Super Hero Books [Not Graphic Novels]
699 books — 1,033 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeWe Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Books with Unreliable Narrators
499 books — 487 voters

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Frosty Book Titles
1,416 books — 158 voters
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleThe Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Diverse Horror
275 books — 165 voters

Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne JonesDark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Griffin/Bird
38 books — 30 voters
Lirael by Garth NixMoon Called by Patricia BriggsAbhorsen by Garth NixThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasSunshine by Robin McKinley
Most Interesting Magic System
2,611 books — 8,750 voters

Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan
Books Set in Wales
323 books — 198 voters
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Books Set in Ohio
420 books — 129 voters

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,504 books — 2,743 voters
Feed by Mira GrantDeadline by Mira Grant
Best Zombie Books
1,433 books — 3,077 voters

Witch Song by Amber Argyle
Judge A Book By Its Cover!
15,091 books — 16,983 voters
Nimona by N.D. StevensonEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae CarsonBingo Love by Tee Franklin
Plus-Size YA Heroines
209 books — 210 voters

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
150+ Life-changing books (part 2)
83 books — 6 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The ALA Think Tank Community's List of Personal Favorites in Nonfiction
103 books — 14 voters

The Book of Speculation by Erika SwylerSunshine by Robin McKinleyI Am the Messenger by Markus ZusakFeed by Mira GrantGoing Postal by Terry Pratchett
Think Tank's Underappreciated, Overlooked, Underrated Reads
169 books — 53 voters
Rise by Mira GrantThe Starlit Wood by Dominik ParisienThe Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination by John Joseph Adams
Seanan McGuire & Mira Grant Anthologies
108 books — 8 voters


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