A Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodCarol by Claire  MorganFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeMaurice by E.M. Forster
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,773 books — 2,172 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le Carré
Literary Spy Stories
206 books — 225 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréBerlin Game by Len DeightonThe Honourable Schoolboy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
Best Cold War Spy Books
46 books — 59 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréSmiley's People by John le CarréThe Honourable Schoolboy by John le CarréCasino Royale by Ian Fleming
Best Spy Novels
1,306 books — 2,264 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAtonement by Ian McEwan
WWII Historic Fiction
1,461 books — 1,540 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Postmodern cult classics
87 books — 99 voters