Witch King by Martha WellsSystem Collapse by Martha WellsA Day of Fallen Night by Samantha ShannonUntethered Sky by Fonda Lee
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2023
469 books — 1,086 voters
The Prey of Gods by Nicky DraydenRosewater by Tade ThompsonEverfair by Nisi ShawlMidnight Robber by Nalo HopkinsonLagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
Non US-Centric Science Fiction
83 books — 31 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanGood Omens by Terry PratchettNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
586 books — 254 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeNight Watch by Terry PratchettPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,118 books — 10,060 voters

Monstrous Regiment by Terry PratchettAlanna by Tamora PierceTwelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Girls disguised as Boys
858 books — 966 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,567 books — 26,609 voters

Witches Abroad by Terry PratchettWicked by Gregory MaguireGood Omens by Terry PratchettHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesA Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Best Books With Witches
1,796 books — 2,421 voters
Night Watch by Terry PratchettHogfather by Terry PratchettWyrd Sisters by Terry PratchettThud! by Terry PratchettFeet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
88 books — 994 voters

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Waste Land by T.S. EliotUlysses by James JoyceTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfThe Waves by Virginia Woolf
Modernist Literature
188 books — 66 voters

Afterworlds by Scott WesterfeldAsh by Malinda LoHuntress by Malinda LoJuliet Takes a Breath by Gabby RiveraLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. Stevenson
QPoC YA/NA
262 books — 150 voters

Fun Home by Alison BechdelTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
784 books — 1,401 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,999 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouMarley and Me by John GroganInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
6,316 books — 7,043 voters

The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinAnd the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,267 books — 8,079 voters
Keeping You a Secret by Julie Anne PetersThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthAsh by Malinda LoFar from Xanadu by Julie Anne PetersEmpress of the World by Sara Ryan
Lesbian teen fiction
520 books — 724 voters

The Men with the Pink Triangle by Heinz HegerThe Celluloid Closet by Vito RussoHomosexuality and Civilization by Louis CromptonThe Mayor of Castro Street by Randy ShiltsAnd the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
LGBTQ History
522 books — 142 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersThe Hours by Michael CunninghamFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,794 books — 2,216 voters
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah WatersKeeping You a Secret by Julie Anne PetersFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggAsh by Malinda Lo
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,053 books — 2,687 voters


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