The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCloudstreet by Tim WintonBreath by Tim WintonJasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Best Modern Australian Literature
562 books — 671 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Autism in Fiction
477 books — 511 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,307 books — 4,545 voters
A Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonDeath on Demand by Carolyn G. HartDeath by Darjeeling by Laura ChildsCocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
First books of some good cozy series
682 books — 751 voters

Rampart Street by David Fulmer
Best New Orleans Books
422 books — 346 voters
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Sense of an Ending by Julian BarnesThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Books I want to read in 2012
406 books — 357 voters