Emma by Jane AustenIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteSnow Crash by Neal StephensonHow to Stop Time by Matt HaigNorth and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Books Sold in Tiny Bookshop
199 books — 6 voters

Hyperion by Dan SimmonsThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Books of 1989
379 books — 229 voters
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Best Books of 1992
507 books — 200 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 1997
538 books — 247 voters
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books of 1998
495 books — 228 voters

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 1999
518 books — 261 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingOn Writing by Stephen  KingTears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall SmithThe Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
Best Books of 2000
607 books — 318 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of 2002
682 books — 241 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussTears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall SmithThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Best Books of 2003
662 books — 330 voters

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Best Books of 2004
685 books — 249 voters
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 2005
874 books — 639 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of 2006
985 books — 747 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonStill Alice by Lisa Genova
Best Books of 2007
1,115 books — 991 voters

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutThe Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall SmithPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Best Books of 2008
1,643 books — 6,772 voters
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCannSoulless by Gail CarrigerTea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
Best Books of 2009
1,764 books — 6,929 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen SimonsonThe Scorch Trials by James DashnerWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Best Books of 2010
1,576 books — 2,471 voters
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson11/22/63 by Stephen  King
Best Books of 2011
2,668 books — 6,697 voters

Circe by Madeline MillerWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesThe Overstory by Richard PowersLethal White by Robert Galbraith
Best Books of 2018
1,654 books — 2,956 voters
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth StroutThe Dry by Jane HarperSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardA Column of Fire by Ken FollettNorse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,082 voters

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiCommonwealth by Ann PatchettThe Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeDark Matter by Blake CrouchThe Trespasser by Tana French
Best Books of 2016
1,829 books — 2,779 voters
A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaOur Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Best Books of 2015
3,109 books — 5,117 voters

The Secret Place by Tana French600 Hours of Edward by Craig LancasterDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionAngle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Your Top 5 Reads in 2014
1,608 books — 1,249 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books Ever
77,405 books — 288,878 voters

The Ballad of Frankie Silver by Sharyn McCrumbA Parchment of Leaves by Silas HouseThe Last Ballad by Wiley Cash
Best Books Set in Appalachia
800 books — 844 voters
Lovesick Blues by Paul Hemphill
Best Biographies
1,693 books — 3,061 voters

The End of Your Life Book Club by Will SchwalbeThe Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander McCall SmithWonder by R.J. Palacio
Best Books of 2012
3,522 books — 9,189 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great American Novel
672 books — 1,090 voters


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