Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,935 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
2,102 books — 1,950 voters

Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,819 books — 6,347 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)
6,227 books — 8,061 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
1,226 books — 1,635 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best True Crime
1,329 books — 1,886 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Locavore Reading List
70 books — 192 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,556 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 951 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,751 books — 25,990 voters

Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiPersepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,013 voters
The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanCatfish and Mandala by Andrew X. Pham
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,008 books — 1,447 voters