The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips
Best Southern Literature
1,414 books — 2,700 voters

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
170 books — 163 voters
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
149 books — 241 voters

The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriHonolulu by Alan Brennert
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,095 books — 1,826 voters
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Best Historical Fiction
8,243 books — 27,176 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Mystery
2,321 books — 4,993 voters