The Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Nix by Nathan  HillThe Queen of the Night by Alexander CheeThe Association of Small Bombs by Karan MahajanThe Fireman by Joe Hill
The 2017 Tournament of Books Longlist
134 books — 92 voters
The Winds of Winter by George R.R. MartinThe Queen of the Night by Alexander CheeThe Birds of Opulence by Crystal WilkinsonAmerican Housewife by Helen EllisWhy We Came to the City by Kristopher Jansma
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
329 books — 700 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Reading About Psychiatric Wards
46 books — 95 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerMatilda by Roald DahlLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters

Matilda by Roald Dahl
Children's Fantasy of the 1980s
173 books — 53 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Best Books Ever
76,097 books — 282,753 voters