Bossypants by Tina Fey
Funny Memoir/Autobiography
453 books — 740 voters
The Fermata by Nicholson BakerTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Books On Sex That Don't Suck
35 books — 39 voters

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Excellent Space Opera
1,011 books — 3,576 voters

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. KonigsburgUp from Jericho Tel by E.L. Konigsburg
Best of E.L. Konigsburg
34 books — 5 voters

The Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
Best Books of 2019
1,389 books — 1,961 voters

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersIn the Woods by Tana FrenchCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDeath at La Fenice by Donna Leon
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,201 books — 2,283 voters

Cloud Atlas by David  MitchellHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeBel Canto by Ann PatchettWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters
Bury Your Dead by Louise PennyFaithful Place by Tana FrenchThe Beautiful Mystery by Louise PennyBroken Harbour by Tana French
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
606 books — 555 voters

A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,403 books — 3,916 voters
In the Woods by Tana FrenchBroken Harbour by Tana FrenchStrong Poison by Dorothy L. SayersGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,294 books — 728 voters

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersIn the Woods by Tana FrenchCase Histories by Kate AtkinsonThe Likeness by Tana FrenchAlias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Best Literary Mysteries
2,548 books — 4,595 voters
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
325 books — 699 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
Contemporary British Novels
506 books — 430 voters
Lila by Marilynne RobinsonAn Untamed State by Roxane GayLena Finkle's Magic Barrel by Anya UlinichThe Secret Place by Tana FrenchSome Luck by Jane Smiley
2015 Tournament of Books Long List
72 books — 158 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,809 books — 49,782 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,093 books — 1,943 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Male Friendship (please, no fantasy)
106 books — 38 voters
The Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Tales of New York City
1,507 books — 1,216 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,913 voters

The Children of Men by P.D. JamesHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,105 voters
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom RobbinsI Like You by Amy SedarisA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Humorous Books
4,307 books — 7,862 voters


« previous 1