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The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisThe Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Best Books of 2021
1,440 books — 1,627 voters
Black Buck by Mateo AskaripourThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Popsugar 2021 #1 - A Book Published in 2021
572 books — 458 voters

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Entertainment Weekly Best of 2017: The Year's Best Fiction and Nonfiction
10 books — 4 voters
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica LockeSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Whoever Wants Honey Must Brave the Bees: Forthcoming Books for 2017 by Authors of African Descent
83 books — 59 voters

Lila by Marilynne RobinsonBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertThe Japanese Lover by Isabel AllendeA Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth GeorgeWe Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
2015: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,556 books — 312 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Kick-Ass Heroines
412 books — 361 voters

The Round House by Louise ErdrichThe Lowland by Jhumpa LahiriThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttHumans of New York by Brandon StantonFrog Music by Emma Donoghue
2014: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,473 books — 519 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelSister Outsider by Audre LordeZami by Audre Lorde
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
839 books — 494 voters

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Lorax by Dr. SeussOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,558 books — 3,749 voters
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric CarleAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Preschool-Feelings
46 books — 8 voters

Identical by Scott Turow
Washington Post bestsellers Nov. 3, 2013
40 books — 22 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonHer Fearful Symmetry by Audrey NiffeneggerCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseIdentical by Scott Turow
Twins
165 books — 76 voters

Babyji by Abha Dawesar
South Asian Heroines
20 books — 12 voters
Wool by Hugh Howey
Best Dystopian Books Ever!
29 books — 20 voters

Hard Time by Sara ParetskyFire Sale by Sara ParetskyBlacklist by Sara ParetskyIndemnity Only by Sara ParetskyThe Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,376 books — 928 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,036 books — 26,771 voters

The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
The India Reading List
661 books — 573 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Living Blood by Tananarive DueThe Good House by Tananarive Due
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,593 books — 2,809 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Books I've read from the "1001 books you must read before you die" list
161 books — 39 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanA Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
Wisconsin
15 books — 5 voters

Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante
Books About Alzheimer's And/or Their Carers
137 books — 84 voters
Carry the One by Carol AnshawThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerZami by Audre LordeOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
AfterEllen.com's Ultimate Summer Reading List 2013
27 books — 17 voters

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Georgia Peach Book Award 2013-2014 Nominees
20 books — 2 voters
The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
Books on Books and Reading
195 books — 18 voters

Sula by Toni MorrisonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLisey's Story by Stephen KingKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Books With Great Female Characters
26 books — 16 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Genuinely Unusual Fiction
303 books — 157 voters

Blood Colony by Tananarive DueThe Living Blood by Tananarive DueMy Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
Immortals
187 books — 230 voters
The Little Stranger by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Downton Abbey-esque Books
619 books — 1,020 voters

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
1000 Graphic Novels worth reading
426 books — 92 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Fetch Your White Gloves, and Swing to Jazz. Vintage and Vintage-esque Reads
63 books — 34 voters


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