84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffInside the Victorian Home by Judith FlandersThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,068 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2009 MUST READS: Children's and YA
223 books — 765 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleyThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleEast by Edith PattouWildwood Dancing by Juliet MarillierThe Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,800 books — 9,154 voters
Down the Common by Ann BaerMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettPossession by A.S. Byatt
Best Historical Fiction
7,446 books — 25,640 voters