The Orchid Thief by Susan OrleanTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Best Books Set in or About Florida
831 books — 357 voters
Behave by Andromeda Romano-LaxClara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan VreelandLoving Frank by Nancy HoranThe Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Life With An Artist/Famous Person
16 books — 12 voters

Behave by Andromeda Romano-Lax
The Woman behind the man
102 books — 22 voters
Behave by Andromeda Romano-LaxMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryValley of the Dolls by Jacqueline SusannThe Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Best Books About Mistresses
460 books — 752 voters

Behave by Andromeda Romano-LaxFlight of Dreams by Ariel LawhonLoving Frank by Nancy HoranThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Fictionalized accounts of real people
351 books — 110 voters
Behave by Andromeda Romano-LaxA Perfect Union by Catherine AllgorLoving Frank by Nancy HoranThe Astronaut Wives Club by Lily KoppelFounding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
Books About Wives of the Famous
272 books — 221 voters

Phenomenal by Leigh Ann HenionEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Wanderlust
1,091 books — 1,198 voters
Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen CroninKnuffle Bunny by Mo WillemsChildren Make Terrible Pets by Peter  BrownDiary of a Wombat by Jackie French
Best Modern Children's Picture Books
440 books — 268 voters

The Goats by Brock ColeYours Till Niagara Falls, Abby by Jane O'Connor
Books About Camp
347 books — 55 voters
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office by Lois P. FrankelLean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Books for Female Young Professionals
83 books — 80 voters

Catawampus by Stuart A. Burkhalter
Fertility Help
6 books — 6 voters

Catawampus by Stuart A. Burkhalter
Infertility
69 books — 66 voters

The Insider's Guide to a Career in Book Publishing by Carin SiegfriedYoungblood Hawke by Herman WoukGirl Sleuth by Melanie RehakThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterHow I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely
Books About Publishing
43 books — 28 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsBetter by Atul GawandeBonk by Mary Roach
Medicine and Literature
1,980 books — 2,225 voters

Drinking by Caroline KnappGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksThe Impostor's Daughter by Laurie SandellSmashed by Koren ZailckasWishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Substance Abuse & Addiction
723 books — 1,324 voters

How to Spot a Bastard by His Star Sign by Adèle LangWe Need to Talk. But First, Do You Like My Shoes? by Kristina GrishLove, Loss, and What I Wore by Ilene BeckermanIt's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken by Greg BehrendtHow to Tell if Your Boyfriend Is the Antichrist by Patricia Carlin
Best Books for a Break-Up
82 books — 94 voters
Life at These Speeds by Jeremy JacksonThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
236 books — 563 voters

The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls WilderLittle Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteRamona and Her Father by Beverly ClearyAbel's Island by William Steig
Newbery Medal Honor Books
346 books — 446 voters
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisAmerica (The Book) by Jon   StewartCatch-22 by Joseph HellerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,424 books — 8,131 voters

Predictably Irrational by Dan ArielyMadness by Marya HornbacherBonk by Mary RoachThe Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Best Books of 2008
1,644 books — 6,770 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Almost Moon by Alice SeboldCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThirteen Moons by Charles FrazierThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Second Novel Not as Good as First
15 books — 13 voters


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