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John of John by Douglas StuartThe Disappearers by Marlon JamesAll Them Dogs by Djamel White
Booker Prize Longlist 2026
13 books — 13 voters
Barrayar by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Wall by Marlen HaushoferUncharted Territory by Connie WillisHouston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree Jr.Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
716 books — 670 voters

On Earth as it is Beneath by Ana Paula MaiaShe Who Remains by Rene KarabashThe Director by Daniel Kehlmann
International Booker Prize Longlist 2026
13 books — 10 voters
The Flamethrowers by Rachel KushnerH is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldPastoralia by George SaundersTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonTenth of December by George Saunders
NYT The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
124 books — 299 voters

Endling by Maria RevaFlesh by David Szalay
Booker Prize 2025 Longlist
16 books — 27 voters
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico
International Booker Longlist 2025
13 books — 2 voters

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloudThe Five by Hallie RubenholdNight by Elie WieselIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Radium Girls by Kate Moore
Vote For Your 100 Favorite Non-Fiction Books of All Time
429 books — 123 voters
James by Percival EverettThe Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
Best Books of 2024
907 books — 965 voters

The Passion by Jeanette WintersonLincoln's Dreams by Connie WillisFlights by Olga TokarczukFire Watch by Connie WillisDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Best Books by Female Authors
1,381 books — 482 voters
The Journal of Nicholas the American by Leigh KennedyThe Dream Years by Lisa GoldsteinSeverance by Ling MaHuysman's Pets by Kate WilhelmWelcome, Chaos by Kate Wilhelm
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,737 books — 1,589 voters

Housekeeping by Marilynne RobinsonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickPlanet of the Apes by Pierre BoulleTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCarrie by Stephen King
The Book and the Movie Were Both Good
68 books — 13 voters
Geek Love by Katherine Dunnhousekeeping by Marilynne RobinsonLittle, Big by John CrowleySong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonSula by Toni Morrison
The Great American Novels (the Atlantic, March 2024)
132 books — 14 voters

Small Things Like These by Claire KeeganMrs. Caliban by Rachel IngallsTrain Dreams by Denis JohnsonBeing There by Jerzy Kosiński
World's Greatest Novellas
739 books — 1,482 voters
Engine Summer by John CrowleyThe Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter TevisThe Persistence of Vision by John VarleyThe Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Martians, Go Home by Fredric Brown
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
3,044 books — 3,869 voters

Life Ceremony by Sayaka MurataAn Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo IshiguroThe Memory Police by Yōko OgawaConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
Japanese Books That Are Not Manga
259 books — 194 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,324 books — 5,914 voters

Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette WintersonThe Claw of the Conciliator by Gene WolfeConcrete Island by J.G. BallardChild of God by Cormac McCarthyIce by Anna Kavan
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,121 books — 1,749 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,907 books — 26,233 voters

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,320 books — 2,451 voters
On Wings of Song by Thomas M. DischEngine Summer by John Crowley
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,921 books — 1,899 voters

Something Happened by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,404 books — 1,785 voters
The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Day of the Locust by Nathanael WestTales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Novels Set in California
971 books — 387 voters

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyMonster, She Wrote by Lisa Kröger
Books Mentioned in "Monster, She Wrote"
153 books — 8 voters
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana EnriquezThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana EnriquezFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Ladies of Horror and Dark Fiction Writing
448 books — 220 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldYoung Goodman Brown by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee CharnasSome of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon
Best Books Ever
80,021 books — 297,894 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyDracula by Bram Stoker
Quality Dark Fiction
2,750 books — 4,100 voters

The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee CharnasWhite Tears by Hari KunzruThe Face That Must Die by Ramsey CampbellThe Shining by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
2,137 books — 5,848 voters
The Quiet American by Graham GreeneRegeneration by Pat BarkerFlow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. DickThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
33,210 books — 125,753 voters

The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson TuckerBuddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede by Bradley DentonRoderick by John SladekThe Puppies of Terra by Thomas M. DischThe Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker
Best Forgotten Science Fiction of the 20th Century
584 books — 112 voters
1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank HerbertThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
689 books — 498 voters