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Paganism by Joyce Higginbotham
Paganism Education
2 books — 2 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,771 books — 6,085 voters

Paganism by Joyce HigginbothamBuckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond BucklandEarth, Air, Fire & Water by Scott CunninghamTo Ride a Silver Broomstick by Silver RavenWolfAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Best Pagan Books
599 books — 326 voters
Sybil by Flora Rheta SchreiberWhen Rabbit Howls by Truddi ChaseGhost Girl by Torey L. Hayden
You’re Me, He is You, I'm Him—Books on Multiple Personalities (or Dissociative Identity Disorder)
160 books — 129 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Southern Literature
1,382 books — 2,605 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinGhost Story by Peter StraubHell House by Richard Matheson
Best Horror Novels
2,121 books — 5,512 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBecause of Low by Abbi Glines
Intense And "Angsty" Romance
2,956 books — 7,240 voters
Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayGreen Rider by Kristen Britain
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,793 books — 19,019 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinDorsai! by Gordon R. DicksonThe Guns of the South by Harry TurtledoveInto the Looking Glass by John Ringo
Best Military Science Fiction Books
717 books — 904 voters
1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankUncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweMein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
The Most Influential Books
1,496 books — 5,300 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanDivergent by Veronica RothPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderBloody Jack by L.A. MeyerPirates! by Celia Rees
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,271 books — 8,840 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Time Travel Fiction
2,160 books — 5,440 voters

Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterDracula by Bram Stoker
Magic, Adventure, Romance
2,659 books — 5,432 voters
The Ghost and the Graveyard by Genevieve JackWolf and Punishment by Theodora Taylor
Hilariously Funny Paranormal Romance
158 books — 159 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,218 books — 80,484 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Quirky Dark Novels
137 books — 176 voters

Eragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,913 books — 1,762 voters
Beastly by Alex FlinnThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank BeddorBriar Rose by Jane YolenThe Fairy Godmother by Mercedes LackeyThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,846 books — 9,208 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
876 books — 1,846 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsDivergent by Veronica RothThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,833 books — 22,381 voters

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelCold Mountain by Charles FrazierSarum by Edward Rutherfurd
Best Historical Fiction
7,920 books — 26,344 voters
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickBeggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
Sci-Fi Month 2014
169 books — 30 voters

The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. RoseThe Witch Hunter's Tale by Sam ThomasThe Price of Blood by Patricia BracewellWho Buries the Dead by C.S. HarrisMrs. Grant and Madame Jule by Jennifer Chiaverini
Historical Fiction 2015
420 books — 2,124 voters
Wicca by Scott CunninghamA Witches' Bible by Janet FarrarLiving Wicca by Scott CunninghamCeltic Magic by D.J. ConwayNatural Witchery by Ellen Dugan
Best Pagan Non Fiction Reads
263 books — 233 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,544 books — 17,522 voters
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanWicked by Gregory MaguireThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceThe Initiation / The Captive Part I by L.J. Smith
Best Books With Witches
1,800 books — 2,426 voters

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleDreamcatcher by Stephen KingThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaDune by Frank HerbertParasite by Mira Grant
Best Books About Creepy Crawlies
282 books — 331 voters
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Best Gothic Books of All Time
640 books — 3,609 voters

What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria LaurieThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltGrave Sight by Charlaine HarrisDeath by Darjeeling by Laura ChildsWicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,750 books — 2,928 voters
Vampire Vacation by C.J. EllissonAncient Blood by Brian McKinleyMark of the Witch by Jessica Gibson
Paranormal Books to read in 2013
410 books — 714 voters


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