The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Dark Academia
368 books — 1,499 voters
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Best Nature Books
1,152 books — 794 voters

The Dirt by Tommy LeeThe Beatles Anthology by The BeatlesPaul McCartney by Barry Miles
Best Books on Rock and Roll
895 books — 1,279 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,055 books — 121,777 voters

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiCloud Atlas by David  MitchellInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Oulipo,etc.
254 books — 250 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Most emotional books
900 books — 950 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,251 books — 3,424 voters
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis BuzbeeThe Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
Books about Books
1,385 books — 1,519 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettTime Quartet by Madeleine L'EngleDreams of Stone by Jonathan Wylie
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,115 books — 11,931 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
Books About Librarians
455 books — 578 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,319 books — 5,856 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Everyone's Read It But Me
774 books — 4,450 voters
The Beatles Anthology by The Beatles
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,448 books — 1,352 voters

Messenger by Lois LowryUglies by Scott WesterfeldAnthem by Ayn Rand
Dystopia!
1,220 books — 2,768 voters
Dreams of Stone by Jonathan WylieDream-Weaver by Jonathan Wylie
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,557 books — 18,494 voters

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Books
13,164 books — 80,249 voters