The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,889 voters
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif EngerThe Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
2025 Tournament of Books Longlist
85 books — 324 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison BechdelThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,026 books — 2,650 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,200 books — 1,092 voters

Moominvalley in November by Tove JanssonThe Summer Book by Tove JanssonTales from Moominvalley by Tove JanssonComet in Moominland by Tove JanssonMoominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,244 voters
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove JanssonA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersCrying in H Mart by Michelle ZaunerA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinMoominvalley in November by Tove Jansson
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,219 books — 5,217 voters

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,162 books — 6,269 voters
Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Unreliable Settings
15 books — 7 voters

Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove JanssonComet in Moominland by Tove JanssonGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Children's Books
5,309 books — 6,705 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,531 books — 120,027 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFun Home by Alison BechdelSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,761 books — 2,167 voters

Nimona by N.D. StevensonThe Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox OstertagThe Witch Boy by Molly Knox OstertagFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Graphic Novels Featuring LGBTIQ+ Themes
1,060 books — 1,040 voters

Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
One Million Ratings!
228 books — 1,056 voters
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove JanssonComet in Moominland by Tove JanssonThe Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove JanssonGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,143 voters

Moominland Midwinter by Tove JanssonMoominsummer Madness by Tove JanssonMoominpappa's Memoirs by Tove JanssonThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters
Tales from Moominvalley by Tove JanssonMoominpappa at Sea by Tove JanssonSculptor's Daughter by Tove JanssonFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,777 voters

Holes by Louis SacharGood Omens by Terry PratchettWicked by Gregory MaguireOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters

The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
Best Books of 2024
850 books — 924 voters
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,502 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,724 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,549 voters

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollDracula by Bram StokerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 366 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeEmma by Jane Austen
Best classics
349 books — 331 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirHarrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph WhitePet by Akwaeke EmeziCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Queer Horror
677 books — 396 voters

Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis
Unhinged Women Who Self Destruct
45 books — 38 voters
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
CozySFF
370 books — 404 voters


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