Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
Best Books of 2009
1,772 books — 6,930 voters
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverCatfish and Mandala by Andrew X. PhamTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,346 books — 2,919 voters

Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,890 books — 8,797 voters
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,539 books — 8,281 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserTender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,270 books — 1,715 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best True Crime
1,538 books — 2,231 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Locavore Reading List
70 books — 191 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,593 books — 16,882 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
100 books — 950 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,160 books — 27,052 voters

Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiPersepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,244 books — 2,031 voters
The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Best Young Adult Books
13,019 books — 80,528 voters

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanCatfish and Mandala by Andrew X. Pham
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,108 books — 1,834 voters