A Guardian and a Thief by Megha MajumdarThe Eleventh Hour by Salman RushdieBig Kiss, Bye-Bye by Claire-Louise Bennett
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82 books — 30 voters

Flesh by David SzalayEndling by Maria Reva
Giller Prize Eligible 2025
19 books — 3 voters

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Books Set in Tanzania
33 books — 16 voters

Beautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoRipeness by Sarah MossUniversality by Natasha   BrownAudition by Katie KitamuraDisappoint Me by Nicola Dinan
Booker Prize Eligible 2025
177 books — 173 voters

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky ChambersNorth Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher
Queer Characters Bein' Queer
66 books — 16 voters
Beautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoPoor Deer by Claire OshetskyMargo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeJames by Percival EverettCreation Lake by Rachel Kushner
2025 Tournament of Books Longlist
85 books — 322 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanShrill by Lindy WestInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Let's Dismantle the Patriarchy
288 books — 58 voters

The Book of Dog by ♑︎♑︎♑︎The Power by Naomi AldermanRed Clocks by Leni ZumasAmmonite by Nicola GriffithThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Actually Feminist Fiction
64 books — 12 voters

Elena Knows by Claudia PiñeiroNot a River by Selva AlmadaThe Delivery by Margarita García RobayoDead Girls by Selva AlmadaThe Wind That Lays Waste by Selva Almada
Charco Press
42 books — 24 voters

Blackouts by Justin Torres
2024 Tournament of Books shortlist
18 books — 27 voters
Wellness by Nathan  HillDo You Remember Being Born? by Sean   MichaelsJames by Percival EverettPiglet by Lottie HazellBeautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
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194 books — 178 voters

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
World War One Literature
224 books — 357 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Children of Men by P.D. JamesStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelCloud Atlas by David  Mitchell1984 by George Orwell
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,414 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelA Man for All Seasons by Robert BoltGame of Queens by Sarah GristwoodThe Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan Bordo
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608 books — 1,627 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Histories by HerodotusCollapse by Jared DiamondColumbine by Dave Cullen
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters

A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe History of the Medieval World by Susan Wise BauerShe-Wolves by Helen Castor
Best Medieval History Books
813 books — 323 voters


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