The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónKantika by Elizabeth Graver
Books Set in Spain
106 books — 74 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettCutting for Stone by Abraham   Verghese
Best Historical Fiction
7,444 books — 25,640 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsThe Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell by Loraine DespresThe Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant
Best Southern Literature
1,344 books — 2,573 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate MortonFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Darkling Bride by Laura AndersenThe Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
713 books — 1,360 voters