John Adams by David McCulloughAssassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Best American History Books
2,216 books — 2,666 voters

Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Best South Asian Fiction
750 books — 1,922 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel FriedmanThe Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,175 books — 1,902 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Campus Days
402 books — 299 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
78,136 books — 291,359 voters

Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice DavidsonUndead and Unemployed by MaryJanice DavidsonUndead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice DavidsonUndead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice DavidsonUndead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson
Humorous Paranormal Books
1,468 books — 2,072 voters
The Library by Sarah StewartLibrary Lion by Michelle KnudsenLibrary Mouse by Daniel Kirk
Picture Books about the Library!
254 books — 192 voters

Midwives by Chris BohjalianThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best for Book Clubs
15,296 books — 19,511 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,192 books — 80,426 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,406 books — 1,682 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Couldn't Put The Book Down
17,452 books — 17,645 voters
The Red Gloves Collection by Karen KingsburyThe Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans
Best Christmas Holiday Books
701 books — 671 voters

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonThe Story of Holly & Ivy by Rumer Godden
Favorite Christmas Books
1,516 books — 1,558 voters
The Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Stories For Book Lovers
8,474 books — 8,706 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
140 books — 461 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferHeart and Soul by Maeve BinchyVery Valentine by Adriana TrigianiGRANNY DAN by Danielle SteelThe Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini
Heartwarmers
254 books — 235 voters

French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille GuilianoEntre Nous by Debra OllivierFrench Women for All Seasons by Mireille Guiliano
Books About Paris
724 books — 575 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,857 books — 26,146 voters

Something Borrowed by Emily GiffinWatermelon by Marian KeyesBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,412 books — 4,626 voters