King Lear by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenBeautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Color Purple
1,562 books — 407 voters

Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport by Marjorie Weinman SharmatCindy Ellen by Susan LowellManana, Iguana by Ann Whitford PaulThe Tortoise and the Jackrabbit by Susan LowellThree Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell
Southwest Picture Books
161 books — 21 voters
Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Blood of Olympus by Rick RiordanMagic Breaks by Ilona AndrewsRed Rising by Pierce BrownThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Best Books of 2014
3,573 books — 6,297 voters

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMetamorphosis by Franz KafkaAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Favorite Translated Literature
1,029 books — 496 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareManhunting by Jennifer CrusieAvalon High by Meg CabotThe Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
In the Pink
1,837 books — 490 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Shining by Stephen        KingWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Haunted Houses
609 books — 612 voters
Dorrie and the Witch Doctor by Patricia CoombsThe Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda    WilliamsGhosts in the House! by Kazuno KoharaThe Witch Next Door by Norman BridwellStrega Nona by Tomie dePaola
Witchy Picture Books
452 books — 88 voters

The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. ServiceThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Yukon
78 books — 14 voters

My Ántonia by Willa CatherThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainO Pioneers! by Willa CatherDandelion Wine by Ray BradburySomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Novels of the American Midwest
334 books — 157 voters
Steelheart by Brandon SandersonThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Long Winter by Laura Ingalls WilderSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Books Set in the Midwest
187 books — 101 voters

Redshirts by John ScalziA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanAlif the Unseen by G. Willow WilsonThe Emperor's Soul by Brandon SandersonThe Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer
Best Books of 2012
3,524 books — 9,207 voters
Monk's Hood by Ellis PetersHangman's Root by Susan Wittig AlbertWitches' Bane by Susan Wittig AlbertRueful Death by Susan Wittig AlbertNightshade by Susan Wittig Albert
Poisonous Plant Fiction Titles
236 books — 17 voters

Reaper Man by Terry PratchettWitches Abroad by Terry PratchettChrysanthemum by Kevin HenkesAs the Crow Flies by Jeffrey ArcherIf You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Best Books of 1991
393 books — 171 voters
Coraline by Neil GaimanLost in a Good Book by Jasper FfordeThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Arctic Incident by Eoin ColferThe Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin
Best Books of 2002
686 books — 242 voters

The BFG by Roald DahlLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsMoo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra BoyntonThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyPawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
Best Books of 1982
285 books — 182 voters
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckLord of the Flies by William GoldingWaiting for Godot by Samuel BeckettNight by Elie Wiesel
The Best by Nobel Prize Authors
377 books — 280 voters

The Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeDevil in the Grove by Gilbert KingAn Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
85 books — 343 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouUp from Slavery by Booker T. WashingtonBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahDevil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Books by Black Authors
909 books — 366 voters

Lumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. StevensonGiant Days, Vol. 1 by John Allison
Graphic Novels Featuring LGBTIQ+ Themes
1,063 books — 1,039 voters
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow WilsonLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. StevensonHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshAdulthood Is a Myth by Sarah AndersenThe Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women
1,491 books — 1,363 voters

The Neverending Story by Michael EndeChallenger Deep by Neal ShustermanStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelRoom by Emma DonoghueCode Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Best Stand-Alone Books
819 books — 858 voters
Rocket Girl by George D. MorganThe Genius of Birds by Jennifer AckermanWorking Stiff by Judy MelinekCall the Nurse by Mary J. MacLeodThe Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
Women in Science
325 books — 102 voters

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoePeter's Chair by Ezra Jack KeatsBringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema
African American Picture Books
460 books — 194 voters
The Tiny, Tawny Kitten by Barbara Shook HazenThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneA Visit to the Children's Zoo by Barbara Shook HazenSam the Firehouse Cat by Virginia ParsonsThe Little Red Caboose by Marian Potter
Classic Little Golden Books
37 books — 5 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Map Thief by Michael Blanding
Books with Maps on the Cover
32 books — 13 voters


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