Happy Place by Emily HenryRomantic Comedy by Curtis SittenfeldI Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca MakkaiReally Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Best Books of 2023
1,226 books — 1,839 voters
Dark Matter by Blake CrouchStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarThe Bone Clocks by David  MitchellThe Power by Naomi Alderman
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
548 books — 780 voters

Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Science Fiction - 2020-2029
219 books — 268 voters
Book Lovers by Emily HenryHouse of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. MaasTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyDinosaurs by Lydia Millet
Best Books of 2022
1,549 books — 1,853 voters

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine ChanSea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelDisorientation by Elaine Hsieh ChouTo Paradise by Hanya YanagiharaPure Colour by Sheila Heti
Anticipated 2022 Literary Fiction
417 books — 389 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,534 books — 24,898 voters
Cloud Atlas by David  MitchellStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelAnnihilation by Jeff VandermeerDark Matter by Blake CrouchProject Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,262 books — 9,069 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttBunny by Mona AwadBlack Chalk by Christopher J. YatesThe Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Dark Academia
368 books — 1,498 voters
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Guest List by Lucy FoleyAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
What We've Read So Far in 2021
5,606 books — 368 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books Ever
77,008 books — 286,572 voters
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryOne Last Stop by Casey McQuistonThe Echo Wife by Sarah GaileyThe Kindest Lie by Nancy    JohnsonThe Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Best Books of 2021
1,436 books — 1,620 voters

The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettOne to Watch by Kate Stayman-LondonThe Space Between Worlds by Micaiah JohnsonThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabWeather by Jenny Offill
Best Books of 2020
1,567 books — 1,941 voters
The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigBeach Read by Emily HenryProject Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,936 books — 5,467 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Secret History by Donna TarttFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,353 books — 5,302 voters

The Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterDark Matter by Blake CrouchThe Hating Game by Sally  Thorne
Best Books of 2016
1,829 books — 2,780 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanAngels & Demons by Dan    Brown
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,127 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,140 books — 3,678 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,369 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowrySlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,784 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Odyssey by HomerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,982 books — 121,408 voters

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshThe Bone Clocks by David  MitchellWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy FowlerGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,700 books — 14,257 voters