Hotels of North America by Rick Moody
The 2016 Tournament of Books Longlist
85 books — 41 voters
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
In the Spirit of The Toast
343 books — 56 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Gay Fiction
2,649 books — 3,865 voters
On Writing by Stephen  KingOn Becoming a Novelist by John GardnerScreenplay by Syd FieldThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Best Books on Writing
798 books — 1,327 voters

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. LockhartLove, Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
35 YA Books for the Feminist Reader
48 books — 37 voters
The Mouse that Roared by Henry A. GirouxDisney War by James B. Stewart
Must have books for the Disney critic
175 books — 43 voters

The Snow Child by Eowyn IveyThe Red House by Mark Haddon
Books I want to read in 2012
406 books — 356 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Mind
436 books — 462 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,998 voters
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,107 books — 1,719 voters

The Sea Wolf by Jack London
Nautical Tales
746 books — 399 voters
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster WallaceThis Is Water by David Foster Wallace
Best Book of Essays
399 books — 178 voters

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
Best/Favorite Books of Essays
554 books — 248 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Boarding School Books
75 books — 52 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best “Alternate World”
77 books — 58 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. LawrenceThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Upper Classes
380 books — 142 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerLooking for Alaska by John GreenFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
(good!) Hipster Literature
132 books — 247 voters
The Chosen by Chaim PotokThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonMy Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Jews in Literature
884 books — 312 voters

The Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont
My Favorite Books of 2012
461 books — 454 voters

The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer   MillerA Separate Peace by John KnowlesSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
School Novels
106 books — 151 voters

Watchmen by Alan             MooreThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanV for Vendetta by Alan             MooreBatman by Frank MillerPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Required Reading Graphic Novels
1,173 books — 2,012 voters
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienFight Club by Chuck PalahniukBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters

Skippy Dies by Paul MurrayThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBlack Swan Green by David  MitchellDandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Best Coming of Age Stories
1,300 books — 1,130 voters