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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,181 books — 3,684 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,440 books — 1,778 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingA Time to Kill by John Grisham
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,272 books — 2,437 voters
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettCaste by Isabel WilkersonThe Plot by Jean Hanff KorelitzMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
3,028 books — 5,543 voters

City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertThe Institute by Stephen KingSummer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Best Books of 2019
1,442 books — 1,956 voters
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceWinter of the World by Ken Follett1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFall of Giants by Ken Follett
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,753 books — 14,424 voters

Caste by Isabel WilkersonThe Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
Best Books of 2020
1,593 books — 1,948 voters
A Time to Kill by John GrishamEye of the Needle by Ken Follett
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,555 books — 5,874 voters

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David SedarisZealot by Reza AslanInferno by Dan BrownAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Best Books Published in 2013
3,586 books — 7,152 voters
The Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainThe Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Best Books of 2011
2,667 books — 6,694 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
16,067 books — 18,859 voters
In One Person by John IrvingWinter of the World by Ken FollettThe Lincoln Letter by William MartinThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroBehind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Best Books of 2012
3,516 books — 9,185 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingRoots by Alex HaleyThe World According to Garp by John IrvingThe Winds of War by Herman WoukThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,956 books — 1,890 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelRoots by Alex Haley
Best Historical Fiction
8,032 books — 26,700 voters

A Natural Woman by Carole KingJohn Adams by David McCulloughSteve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonBossypants by Tina FeyBig Russ & Me by Tim Russert
Recent Bio/Memoirs Worth The Read
49 books — 17 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCity of Dreams by William MartinHarvard Yard by William MartinChesapeake by James A. MichenerCape Cod by William Martin
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,893 books — 4,157 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinRoots by Alex HaleyOn the Road by Jack KerouacWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,838 books — 124,638 voters