The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
124 books — 217 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettWhere the Heart Is by Billie LettsThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
698 books — 1,189 voters

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth HoffmanThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Quirky Southern Fiction
968 books — 1,906 voters
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Best Jodi Picoult Books
29 books — 1,652 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,374 voters