Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ryan (19 Lists)



Odd Apples by William MullanThe Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Ca... by Daniel J. Bussey
Apples: Fruit, Tree, Cider
51 books — 6 voters
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
Two-Spirit / Indigenous LGBTQ Books
108 books — 33 voters

Criminal Desires by Jane GilesMoonchild by Jack HunterThe View From Here by Matthew Hays
LGBT Film Books
32 books — 7 voters
Holding the Man by Timothy ConigraveBody Counts by Sean StrubMortal Embrace by Emmanuel DreuilheLoss Within Loss by Edmund WhiteChronicle of a Plague, Revisited by Andrew Holleran
Best Books about HIV/AIDS (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
334 books — 226 voters

Against Equality by Ryan Conrad
Prison History & Theory
138 books — 57 voters
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,731 books — 25,954 voters

Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz FanonThe Fire Next Time by James BaldwinSister Outsider by Audre LordeAberrations in Black by Roderick A. Ferguson
Books White People Need to Read
1,302 books — 1,568 voters
The Carnivorous Lamb by Agustín Gómez ArcosBefore Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas
Classic Gay Male Literature
301 books — 161 voters

Against Equality by Ryan Conrad
Prison Abolition
136 books — 49 voters
Captive Genders by Eric A. StanleyNobody Passes by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
The Ms. Blog's Best Feminist Non-Fiction Reads: Reader's Choice
588 books — 442 voters

Against Equality by Ryan ConradAgainst Equality by Ryan ConradCaptive Genders by Eric A. StanleyMoving Politics by Deborah B. GouldNormal Life by Dean Spade
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
815 books — 472 voters
Against Equality by Ryan ConradAgainst Equality by Ryan ConradCaptive Genders by Eric A. StanleyQueering Anarchism by C.B. DaringAgainst Equality by Ryan Conrad
Queering Anarchism
43 books — 34 voters

An Archive of Feelings by Ann Cvetkovich
Best Books on Trauma and Gender
13 books — 3 voters
Against Equality by Ryan ConradRedefining Our Relationships by Wendy-O MatikThe Ethical Slut by Dossie EastonWhite Weddings by Chrys Ingraham
Dating, Relationships and Marriage
88 books — 70 voters

Moving Politics by Deborah B. GouldAn Archive of Feelings by Ann CvetkovichCompassion by Lauren BerlantLoss by David L. EngFeeling Backward by Heather Love
Affect Theory
22 books — 13 voters
Querelle of Brest by Jean GenetGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinSalvation Army by Abdellah TaïaWhile England Sleeps by David LeavittWar Boy by Kief Hillsbery
Best Gay Fiction
2,658 books — 3,860 voters

The Carnivorous Lamb by Agustín Gómez Arcos
Favorite Gay Couples
3,709 books — 4,157 voters
The Carnivorous Lamb by Agustín Gómez Arcos
Best Gay Romance Featuring Teenage Characters
393 books — 337 voters

Against Equality by Ryan ConradThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,091 books — 1,530 voters