Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanThe Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark  LawrenceThe Library Book by Susan Orlean
Books set in libraries or bookstores
238 books — 127 voters
Spell It Out by David CrystalMaking a Point by David CrystalOur Magnificent Bastard Tongue by John McWhorterThrough the Language Glass by Guy DeutscherIn the Land of Invented Languages by Arika Okrent
Books for Language Lovers
201 books — 73 voters

Biased by Jennifer L. EberhardtGhosts in the Schoolyard by Eve L. EwingThick by Tressie McMillan CottomSissy by Jacob TobiaThe Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell by W. Kamau Bell
Trevor Noah's Literary Guests
264 books — 85 voters
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleCarter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. HowardWiddershins by Jordan L. Hawk
Counter-Lovecraft
183 books — 132 voters

Secret Language of Color by Joann EckstutThe Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair
The History of Colors
68 books — 34 voters
1491 by Charles C. Mann
Best History Books
3,693 books — 3,730 voters

Doctor Who by Mark MichalowskiDoctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen by Terrance Dicks
Best Doctor Who Books
251 books — 239 voters
The Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachThe World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,838 books — 3,597 voters

Here's Looking at Euclid by Alex Bellos
Best Books About Mathematics
449 books — 665 voters

The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Chemistry - best books
174 books — 99 voters
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
Best Pop Science Books
171 books — 187 voters