The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips
Best Southern Literature
1,397 books — 2,615 voters

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
167 books — 137 voters
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
148 books — 240 voters

The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriHonolulu by Alan Brennert
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,092 books — 1,836 voters
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Best Historical Fiction
8,054 books — 26,728 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Mystery
2,307 books — 4,832 voters