Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
Best Books of 2009
1,764 books — 6,931 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
2,123 books — 1,971 voters

Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,896 books — 6,421 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)
6,241 books — 8,068 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
1,228 books — 1,635 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best True Crime
1,367 books — 1,939 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
7,337 books — 15,817 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
3,791 books — 26,051 voters

Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiPersepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,175 books — 2,015 voters
The Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Best Young Adult Books
13,147 books — 80,217 voters

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanCatfish and Mandala by Andrew X. Pham
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,013 books — 1,454 voters