Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by npaw (34 Lists)



In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerHelter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
True Crime
722 books — 607 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettNight by Elie WieselFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,091 books — 1,530 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Andy Cohen Diaries by Andy Cohen
NY Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers 2015
146 books — 71 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books Ever
75,791 books — 281,685 voters

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver
Pacific Northwest Books
912 books — 609 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerI Know My First Name is Steven by Mike Echols
Best True Crime
1,339 books — 1,885 voters

Unabrow by Una LaMarcheAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Bought (or Read) It For the Cover
260 books — 29 voters
Shirley by Susan Scarf Merrell
2014: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,476 books — 520 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The ACTUAL 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
218 books — 320 voters
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley
DECEMBER 2014 & JANUARY 2015 Library Reads
11 books — 41 voters

No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry HopkinsCash by Johnny CashJust Kids by Patti Smith
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,418 books — 1,335 voters
Bird by Bird by Anne LamottOn Writing by Stephen King
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,222 books — 8,064 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtPeople Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd ParryUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
True Crime--Well Written
389 books — 388 voters
Seabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandWater for Elephants by Sara GruenEmpire Falls by Richard RussoThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,378 voters

A Time to Kill by John Grisham
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,198 books — 4,444 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,707 voters

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth HoffmanThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan BradleyJust Kids by Patti SmithMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of 2010
1,574 books — 2,472 voters
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Help by Kathryn StockettColumbine by Dave CullenCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,937 voters

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond CarverA Time to Kill by John GrishamFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggCathedral by Raymond CarverThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,258 books — 2,434 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,105 books — 80,158 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFerris Beach by Jill McCorkleThe Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Smart Summer Reads
12,596 books — 10,478 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerTruth & Beauty by Ann PatchettMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,793 books — 6,329 voters

No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry HopkinsRoom Full of Mirrors by Charles R. CrossCash by Johnny Cash
Best Biographies/Memoirs of Popular Musicians
296 books — 172 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Time to Kill by John GrishamAlong Came a Spider by James PattersonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,305 books — 15,555 voters

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
2014: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2014
4,495 books — 1,046 voters
No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry HopkinsCash by Johnny CashRoom Full of Mirrors by Charles R. Cross
Best Books on Rock and Roll
884 books — 1,280 voters

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Historical Fiction 2013
385 books — 2,104 voters
Wild by Cheryl StrayedThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenBeautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Best Books of 2012
3,522 books — 9,205 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,857 books — 21,931 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Art of Fiction by John Gardner
Best Books on Creative Life
507 books — 618 voters


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