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The Four Winds by Kristin HannahShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,990 books — 5,508 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineWicked by Gregory MaguireConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,837 books — 9,159 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithBrooklyn by Colm TóibínAnother Brooklyn by Jacqueline WoodsonBruja Born by Zoraida CórdovaLabyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
Brooklyn, New York (fiction and nonfiction)
64 books — 53 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Books Set in New York State
768 books — 77 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books from High-School English Courses
246 books — 154 voters
The Secret Magdalene by Ki Longfellow
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,320 books — 1,287 voters

Mad Country by Samrat Upadhyay
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2017
221 books — 258 voters
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Anticipated Literary Reads for Readers of Color 2013
200 books — 546 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
522 books — 276 voters
The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
Non-Fiction read in 2017
480 books — 86 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsInsurgent by Veronica Roth
Young Adult Books with Powerful Female Heroines
273 books — 164 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
TO DIE FOR 2000 - 2015 STAND-ALONES
1,987 books — 5,359 voters

The Color of Water by James McBrideWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Mixed Race Readings
208 books — 133 voters
Half the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Feminist Books
2,798 books — 3,747 voters

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016 that are not part of a series
204 books — 298 voters
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Required Reading 2017
18 books — 2 voters

White Teeth by Zadie SmithBless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters.
1,522 books — 644 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,176 books — 1,594 voters

This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. Moraga
Staff picks: Feminist books for International Women’s Day
42 books — 47 voters
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitBad Feminist by Roxane GayThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
B*tch Media Recommends
94 books — 29 voters

Homegoing by Yaa GyasiThe Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai RandelThe Illegal by Lawrence HillWhat Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen OyeyemiHunger by Roxane Gay
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2016
180 books — 157 voters
The House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosBless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo AnayaThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazGeographies of Home by Loida Maritza PérezIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Must Read Latinx Novels
77 books — 92 voters

Massacre of the Dreamers by Ana CastilloMy Wicked Wicked Ways by Sandra CisnerosThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosBorderlands/La Frontera by Gloria E. AnzaldúaLoose Woman by Sandra Cisneros
Xicanisma
7 books — 1 voter
Holy Days by Lis HarrisUnorthodox by Deborah FeldmanA Tale of Two SOULS by Ilana Danneman
Hasidism & Orthodox Judaism
273 books — 79 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayBeyond the Pale by Elana DykewomonThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Intense Female Relationships
137 books — 125 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerBrooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Tales of New York City
1,712 books — 1,282 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,788 books — 18,386 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Stories For Book Lovers
8,452 books — 8,648 voters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThis Is How You Lose Her by Junot DíazFaces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Latin American Books
105 books — 46 voters
The House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosWoman Hollering Creek and Other Stories by Sandra CisnerosLoose Woman by Sandra CisnerosBless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo AnayaThe Revolt of the Cockroach People by Oscar Zeta Acosta
Chicano Chicana Chicanx
161 books — 101 voters


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