Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sam (34 Lists)



Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen by Chloe CoscarelliWeeknight Vegetarian by Ivy ManningChloe's Kitchen by Chloe CoscarelliMeatless by Martha StewartSilk Road Vegetarian by Dahlia Abraham-Klein
Veggie & Vegan Reads
117 books — 47 voters
Grit by Angela DuckworthRising Strong by Brené BrownAsk and It Is Given by Esther HicksThe Power of Intention by Wayne W. DyerSpirited by Rebecca Rosen
A List of Every Self Help Book Ever!
251 books — 149 voters

Silk Road Vegetarian by Dahlia Abraham-KleinChloe's Kitchen by Chloe Coscarelli
Best Vegan Cookbooks
294 books — 390 voters
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingMy Horizontal Life by Chelsea HandlerChelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea HandlerThe Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman
Funny Women Memoirs
454 books — 1,549 voters

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
TV Writing Author
35 books — 4 voters
The Happiness Project by Gretchen RubinHappy by Ian K. Smith
Best Happiness Books
332 books — 429 voters

Give and Take by Adam M. GrantThe Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
Greatest Psychology Books
793 books — 1,333 voters
The Psychopath Test by Jon RonsonThe Game by Neil StraussHave a Little Faith by Mitch AlbomThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomThe First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
Journalist Authors
192 books — 21 voters

The Psychopath Test by Jon RonsonHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussThe Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson
Wolves/dogs and other animals on front covers
1,171 books — 329 voters
Tending the Garden by Chana WeisbergReal Sex by Lauren F. WinnerPerfection by Julie MetzRomeo & Juliet by William ShakespeareWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Flowers on Covers
984 books — 364 voters

Unorthodox by Deborah FeldmanThe Chosen by Chaim PotokBoychiks in the Hood by Robert EisenbergMy Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Hasidism & Orthodox Judaism
257 books — 70 voters
The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabeBorderlines by Caroline KrausThe Psychopath Test by Jon RonsonThe Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout
Borderline Personality Disorder, Insanity, and related issues
534 books — 731 voters

The Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsWhite Rabbit by Martha A. MorrisonThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionYear of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Good Books that Begin with X, Y, Z
349 books — 140 voters
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainHeat by Bill BufordComfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,225 books — 1,634 voters

Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlYes, Chef by Marcus SamuelssonTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlComfort Me With Apples by Ruth ReichlBlood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
Yummy Memoirs!
348 books — 134 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Good Daughter by Jasmin DarznikAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniPersian Food from the Non-Persian Bride by Reyna Simnegar
Iran and Iraq, Ancient and Modern
480 books — 194 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerMaus I by Art SpiegelmanMaus II by Art SpiegelmanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Well-Written Holocaust Books
890 books — 2,879 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee BenderLife, Love, Lox by Carin DavisA Field Guide for Heartbreakers by Kristen Tracy
Food on the Cover
1,352 books — 434 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,102 books — 80,157 voters
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea HandlerGuts by Kristen JohnstonWake Up, I'm Fat! by Camryn ManheimIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Female Celebrity Books
180 books — 162 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Books that will make you won't be able to stop reading
257 books — 180 voters
The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsThe Game by Neil StraussAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtNight by Elie WieselGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,089 books — 1,939 voters

The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsThe Know-It-All by A.J. JacobsDrop Dead Healthy by A.J. JacobsMWF Seeking BFF by Rachel BertscheThe Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
A Year in the Life
198 books — 318 voters
The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabeAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Country Girls by Edna O'Brien
Best Irish Books
686 books — 604 voters

Damage Control by Denise HamiltonAnother City, Not My Own by Dominick Dunne
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,305 books — 15,555 voters
Best Historical Fiction
7,318 books — 25,520 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best South Asian Fiction
732 books — 1,891 voters
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes by Judith FinlaysonNew American Table by Marcus SamuelssonFeed Me Bubbe by Avrom HonigGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Fabulous Reads for Foodies
618 books — 179 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMaus I by Art SpiegelmanMaus II by Art SpiegelmanThe Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,815 books — 49,777 voters
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. EricksonMiss Nelson Is Missing! by Harry AllardThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaAre You My Mother? by P.D. EastmanLittle Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart Hyman
Best Children's Books
5,303 books — 6,686 voters


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