A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Historical Gems from the Past
551 books — 323 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana GabaldonThe Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,982 books — 5,261 voters

The Lost Garden by Helen HumphreysThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Canada Reads: All Nominees and Winners
112 books — 63 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodThe Secret History by Donna TarttGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,998 voters

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Memoirs
101 books — 58 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom RachmanThe Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
Books About Bookstores
641 books — 808 voters

Alias Grace by Margaret AtwoodA Complicated Kindness by Miriam ToewsThe Outlander by Gil AdamsonCrow Lake by Mary Lawson
Canadian Fiction
1,042 books — 605 voters
Alias Grace by Margaret AtwoodA Complicated Kindness by Miriam ToewsThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillThe Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe
Compelling CanLit Fiction
374 books — 53 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
Best Literary Mysteries
2,557 books — 4,631 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldMariana by Susanna KearsleyThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Modern Gothic
713 books — 1,360 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerYear of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Best Historical Fiction
7,442 books — 25,637 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellEast of Eden by John SteinbeckA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddCane River by Lalita Tademy
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,139 voters

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Well-Written Holocaust Books
893 books — 2,889 voters

East of Eden by John SteinbeckMother of Pearl by Melinda HaynesThe Road by Cormac McCarthyDrowning Ruth by Christina SchwarzGap Creek by Robert Morgan
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,201 voters
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Best Canadian Literature
2,332 books — 1,145 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Southern Literature
1,344 books — 2,573 voters
Mother of Pearl by Melinda HaynesTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Southern Books
826 books — 739 voters