Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonAru Shah and the City of Gold by Roshani Chokshi
Middle Grade Novels of 2021
554 books — 393 voters
Kokoro by Natsume SōsekiThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuI Am a Cat by Natsume SōsekiThe Pillow Book by Sei ShōnagonThe Confessions of Lady Nijō by Lady Nijō
Best Japanese Books
773 books — 3,249 voters

The Complete Poems by John KeatsThe Complete Sonnets and Poems by William ShakespeareThe Complete Poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Best Poets
523 books — 392 voters
King Lear by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William Shakespeare
The Best Shakespeare Plays
41 books — 171 voters

Tartuffe by MolièreThe Misanthrope by MolièreCyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandThe Red and the Black by StendhalCandide by Voltaire
Best French Literature
884 books — 1,574 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeA Doll's House by Henrik IbsenHedda Gabler by Henrik IbsenAn Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,719 books — 6,883 voters
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneMatilda by Roald DahlThe Witches by Roald DahlThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,291 books — 2,275 voters