Why the Chimes Rang by Raymond Macdonald AldenThe Story of Holly & Ivy by Rumer GoddenThe Christmas Day Kitten by James Herriot
Christmas Classics
247 books — 42 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Winter Reads
10,122 books — 2,762 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Christmas Books for Christian Kids
57 books — 37 voters

What Matters in Jane Austen? by John MullanDoctor Thorne by Anthony TrollopeWives and Daughters by Elizabeth GaskellCranford by Elizabeth GaskellThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
More Jane for the Austen Purist
150 books — 139 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Gift of the Magi by O. HenryThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Favorite Christmas Books
1,516 books — 1,557 voters

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan WojciechowskiThe Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix PotterThe Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria HoustonThe Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack KeatsA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Favorite Christmas Picture Books
890 books — 289 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,177 books — 6,281 voters

Crust and Crumb by Peter ReinhartThe Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter ReinhartAmerican Pie by Peter Reinhart
BREAD--Stars That Rise & Shine
144 books — 27 voters
One Pot by Martha StewartSlow Cooker Revolution by America's Test Kitchen
Best One Pot Cookbooks
24 books — 11 voters

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah MadisonThe Art of Simple Food by Alice WatersArtisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff HertzbergCookWise by Shirley O. CorriherHow to Cook Without a Book by Pam Anderson
Best Cookbooks
1,449 books — 1,110 voters

Obernewtyn by Isobelle CarmodyCinder by Marissa Meyer
Mind Magic
128 books — 53 voters
An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler
Seriously Useful Cookbooks
407 books — 74 voters

The Elephant Who Couldn't Forget by Faith McNulty
Little Known Children's Books
190 books — 25 voters

Till We Have Faces by C.S. LewisThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisEnchantment by Orson Scott CardHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,815 books — 9,158 voters
Loving the Little Years by Rachel JankovicNurtureShock by Po BronsonThe Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
Best Parenting and Family Books
124 books — 130 voters

River Town by Peter HesslerOracle Bones by Peter Hessler
China Expat Books
99 books — 109 voters
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,040 books — 5,351 voters

We by Yevgeny ZamyatinI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonAnthem by Ayn RandEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,878 books — 26,138 voters