Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithA Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Best Love Stories
5,246 books — 9,775 voters
She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumbThe Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumbThe Songcatcher by Sharyn McCrumbThe Rosewood Casket by Sharyn McCrumbThe Ballad of Frankie Silver by Sharyn McCrumb
Best Books Set in Appalachia
802 books — 845 voters

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
Best Books Ever
78,383 books — 292,205 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill BrysonThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonThe World According to Garp by John Irving
Best Humorous Books
4,423 books — 8,102 voters