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
336 books — 707 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Reading About Psychiatric Wards
52 books — 102 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 — 2,436 voters

Matilda by Roald Dahl
Children's Fantasy of the 1980s
173 books — 54 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
78,123 books — 291,215 voters