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
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1,270 books — 1,715 voters
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Best Traveling Vicariously
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That Sounds Fun by Annie F. Downs
Self-Help Published in Year: 2021
42 books — 12 voters
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33,261 books — 126,275 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
8,546 books — 9,231 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
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15,762 books — 20,613 voters
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Best Young Adult Books
13,011 books — 80,528 voters