Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainMy Life in France by Julia ChildGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlBlood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,240 books — 1,646 voters
Wild by Cheryl StrayedEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,161 books — 1,888 voters

That Sounds Fun by Annie F. Downs
Self-Help Published in Year: 2021
40 books — 9 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
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32,352 books — 123,395 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Stories For Book Lovers
8,446 books — 8,641 voters

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best for Book Clubs
15,193 books — 19,342 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Help by Kathryn StockettMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Best Young Adult Books
13,237 books — 80,332 voters