The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,573 voters

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
160 books — 140 voters
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
124 books — 217 voters

The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriHonolulu by Alan Brennert
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,009 books — 1,448 voters
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Best Historical Fiction
7,408 books — 25,588 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Historical Mystery
2,073 books — 4,533 voters