The Hakawati by Rabih AlameddineThe Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia SoferThe Dove Flyer by Eli Amir
Arab Lit
97 books — 22 voters
Wild Swans by Jung ChangOut of Africa by Isak DinesenA Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
Author Biographies and Memoirs
426 books — 125 voters

Dina's Book by Herbjørg WassmoThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegOut Stealing Horses by Per PettersonThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Best Nordic Fiction
320 books — 117 voters

A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos OzThe Samaritan's Secret by Matt ReesDe kus van Esau by Meir ShalevDe vier maaltijden by Meir ShalevEen duif en een jongen by Meir Shalev
Best Israeli books
105 books — 31 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
favourite books.ever
238 books — 14 voters
De grote wereld by Arthur JapinLeon & Juliette by Annejet van der ZijlDe kraai by Kader AbdolahDe ronde van '43 by Henri Knap
Boekenweekgeschenken
89 books — 12 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselWild Swans by Jung ChangMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserWest with the Night by Beryl Markham
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,820 books — 6,348 voters
The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea by Randolph StowDe schaduw van de wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónTwee koffers vol by Carl FriedmanThe Hours by Michael CunninghamDe vier maaltijden by Meir Shalev
My 100 Books to Read before I die...
471 books — 23 voters

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Lacuna by kingsolver-barbaraLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezChronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
160 books — 140 voters
The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth  HickeyThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneFrida Kahlo by John MorrisonThe Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
Art History Fiction
48 books — 27 voters

The World of Yesterday by Stefan ZweigMarie Antoinette by Antonia FraserThe Lady in Gold by Anne-Marie  O'ConnorRunaway Waltz by Frederic MortonHitler and the Habsburgs by James McMurtry Longo
Vienna/Wien
256 books — 113 voters

My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
The Best of Jewish Authors
735 books — 195 voters
Sophie’s Choice by William StyronThe Chosen by Chaim PotokThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerMy Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim PotokThe Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Jewish Fiction And Literature
747 books — 262 voters

Bezonken rood by Jeroen BrouwersDe kleine Johannes by Frederik van EedenTwee vrouwen by Harry MulischHet huis van de moskee by Kader AbdolahVan oude menschen, de dingen, die voorbij gaan... by Louis Couperus
The best Dutch literature
421 books — 389 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Your Top 5 Reads in 2016
657 books — 233 voters


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