The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,416 books — 8,200 voters

Aztec by Gary JenningsThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldWolf Hall by Hilary MantelLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Historical Fiction
8,164 books — 27,113 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction
3,885 books — 8,012 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,800 books — 27,062 voters