The Color Purple by Alice WalkerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Queer Female Authors of Color
86 books — 43 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienGreat Expectations by Charles DickensThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Literary Fiction
1,545 books — 1,333 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,719 books — 120,747 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Books Ever
76,699 books — 285,013 voters