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Dear Life by Alice MunroAstray by Emma DonoghueNW by Zadie SmithThis Is How You Lose Her by Junot DíazTelegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
flavorwire most anticipated books of fall 2012
15 books — 144 voters
Perfect Scoundrels by Ally CarterShades of Earth by Beth RevisThe Elite by Kiera CassProdigy by Marie Lu
YA Novels of 2013
1,517 books — 10,492 voters

Bossypants by Tina FeyIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingI Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane CrosleyHow Did You Get This Number by Sloane CrosleyAli in Wonderland by Ali Wentworth
Funny Women Memoirs
456 books — 1,551 voters
What a Girl Wants by Kristin BillerbeckRedeeming Love by Francine RiversShe's Out of Control by Kristin BillerbeckWith This Ring, I'm Confused by Kristin BillerbeckSpring Broke by Melody Carlson
Christian Chick Lit
522 books — 507 voters

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFeversThe Académie by Susanne DunlapDiva by Jillian LarkinThe Lucky Ones by Anna Godbersen
YA Historical Fiction 2012
123 books — 717 voters
This Is Not Your City by Caitlin HorrocksNo One Is Here Except All of Us by Ramona AusubelTales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Not Your Mother's Book Club
121 books — 105 voters

Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally CarterSpell Bound by Rachel HawkinsHallowed by Cynthia HandThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2012 Releases I'm Most Excited For
268 books — 326 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins GilmanMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfHamlet by William ShakespeareWhite Oleander by Janet Fitch
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,154 books — 2,270 voters

8 by Michael MullinConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory MaguireSpindle's End by Robin McKinleyElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Most Beloved YA Fairytale Retellings
224 books — 313 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Best Twisted Fairy Tales
279 books — 305 voters

A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie MontThe Last Princess by Galaxy CrazeUnder the Never Sky by Veronica RossiSomeone Else's Life by Katie Dale
2012 Debut Authors (Young Adult & Middle Grade)
1,047 books — 6,283 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan HayThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover BartlettPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Best Books About Loving Books
374 books — 514 voters

Insurgent by Veronica RothPandemonium by Lauren OliverHallowed by Cynthia HandSpell Bound by Rachel HawkinsA Million Suns by Beth Revis
YA Novels of 2012
1,238 books — 10,184 voters
Entwined by Heather Dixon WallworkThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinStarcrossed by Josephine AngeliniImaginary Girls by Nova Ren SumaMermaid by Carolyn Turgeon
Beautiful Book Covers of 2011
724 books — 4,068 voters

Legend by Marie LuInsurgent by Veronica RothHallowed by Cynthia HandA Million Suns by Beth RevisJuliet Immortal by Stacey Jay
Can't Wait To Read These Amazing Young Adult Books!
153 books — 71 voters
Crossed by Ally CondieThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinLola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie PerkinsLegend by Marie LuDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Most Exciting Books Coming Out Fall 2011
216 books — 849 voters

Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally CarterSpell Bound by Rachel HawkinsThe Last Guardian by Eoin ColferReached by Ally CondieA Million Suns by Beth Revis
The World Better Not End in 2012
161 books — 369 voters
Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,381 books — 10,355 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenOne Day by David NichollsAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,992 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,545 voters

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussWhat Happened to Goodbye by Sarah DessenForever by Maggie StiefvaterMidnight by L.J. SmithEntwined by Heather Dixon Wallwork
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,629 voters
Exile by Anne OsterlundWhat Happened to Goodbye by Sarah DessenAbandon by Meg CabotUnearthly by Cynthia HandAcross the Universe by Beth Revis
YA Novels of 2011
1,116 books — 6,649 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Books That Made You Cry
1,606 books — 3,272 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,515 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Literary Mysteries
2,549 books — 4,593 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryMatched by Ally CondieAcross the Universe by Beth Revis
YA Dystopia Novels
1,788 books — 11,242 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie HarrisonBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,795 books — 9,158 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Plague of Doves by Louise ErdrichOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
100 Best American Authors
751 books — 615 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlinLittle Earthquakes by Jennifer WeinerBridget Jones by Helen Fielding
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,397 books — 4,616 voters


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