Blob by Maggie SuThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesThe Director by Daniel KehlmannEndling by Maria RevaFlesh by David Szalay
2026 Tournament of Books Short List
18 books — 5 voters
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Books Set in South Carolina
453 books — 116 voters

Girl, Stolen by April Henry
Books Set in Oregon
547 books — 119 voters
Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierAt Home in Mitford by Jan KaronWhere the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver
Books Set in North Carolina
561 books — 95 voters

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainGone Girl by Gillian FlynnWinter's Bone by Daniel WoodrellThe Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
Set in Missouri
235 books — 80 voters

That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. HintonThe Summer of the Swans by Betsy ByarsGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksSunshine by Norma KleinKilling Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
1970's Young Adult Standalones
253 books — 37 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Secret History by Donna TarttEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeLet the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Books Set in the Eighties
208 books — 89 voters

Frog Music by Emma DonoghueBloody Jack by L.A. MeyerTipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Women who Dressed As Men
176 books — 55 voters
Moses the Kitten by James HerriotCatwings Return by Ursula K. Le GuinSix-Dinner Sid by Inga MooreThe Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith ViorstThe House Guests by John D. MacDonald
Best Cat Books
313 books — 127 voters

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelTrust by Hernan DiazThe Candy House by Jennifer EganYoung Mungo by Douglas   Stuart
Tournament of Books 2023 Longlist
69 books — 28 voters
The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie SmithHarry the Dirty Dog by Gene ZionBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloOnly One Woof by James HerriotA Greyhound, a Groundhog by Emily Jenkins
Best Children's Books About Dogs
141 books — 28 voters

The Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose BierceBartleby the Scrivener by Herman MelvilleThe Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
Best Short Stories of All Time
613 books — 385 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,228 books — 3,937 voters

Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Books Set in Louisiana
486 books — 126 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisThe Miracle Worker by William  Gibson
Books Set in Alabama
310 books — 105 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Books Set in Georgia (USA)
453 books — 102 voters
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John MandelThe Candy House by Jennifer EganTrust by Hernan DiazYoung Mungo by Douglas   Stuart
Best Books of 2022
1,545 books — 1,857 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Books Set in Rhode Island
232 books — 76 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOrdinary People by Judith GuestNative Son by Richard WrightBlood Secrets by Craig  Jones
Books Set in Illinois
348 books — 116 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineBeloved by Toni MorrisonAt the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy ChevalierEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
Books Set in Ohio
424 books — 130 voters
When She Woke by Hillary JordanBlack and Blue by Anna QuindlenRed Clocks by Leni ZumasMy Darling, My Hamburger by Paul Zindel
Novels with Abortion as a Subject
195 books — 60 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Newbery Medal Winner Books
105 books — 374 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Best of the Newbery Medal
62 books — 42 voters

The Last Policeman by Ben H. WintersLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiTampa by Alissa Nutting
2014 Tournament of Books Long List
93 books — 62 voters
Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
Alcoholic Parent
198 books — 23 voters

Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson HaddixWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Books Set in Indiana
240 books — 94 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsShiloh by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorRocket Boys by Homer HickamThe Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Books Set in West Virginia
226 books — 43 voters


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