The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Best Fictional Journey
304 books — 107 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Long Good Books for Voracious Readers
255 books — 124 voters

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best South Asian Fiction
735 books — 1,895 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoLife of Pi by Yann MartelSecrets of Sant'Angelo by Jeff ShapiroThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterThe Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
Modern-Day Fairy Tales
258 books — 307 voters

American Islam by Paul M. Barrett
Best Books About Islam & Muslims
722 books — 725 voters
What Is the What by Dave Eggers
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,765 books — 1,647 voters

English, August by Upamanyu Chatterjee
India
1,018 books — 864 voters
The Stranger by Albert CamusCandide by VoltaireThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best French Literature
873 books — 1,573 voters

A Year in the Merde by Stephen  ClarkeParis to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
Books About Paris
718 books — 571 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,101 voters