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The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Book Club Books
1,112 books — 1,056 voters
Sin Eater by Megan CampisiThe Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane HealeyCreatures by Crissy Van MeterAmerican Dirt by Jeanine CumminsThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Anticipated 2020 Literary Fiction
607 books — 1,290 voters

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best for Book Clubs
15,478 books — 19,982 voters
Ninth House by Leigh BardugoThe Vanished Birds by Simon JimenezWhere the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy VanderahThe Bear by Andrew KrivakThe Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
2020: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2020
6,368 books — 848 voters

Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca
Middle Grade Novels of 2019
504 books — 445 voters
The Hazel Wood by Melissa AlbertScribe by Alyson HagyThe Buried Giant by Kazuo IshiguroJust One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi TaylorMelmoth by Sarah Perry
2019: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2019
6,621 books — 867 voters

The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie AndersonBreakout by Kate MessnerThe Mortification of Fovea Munson by Mary Winn HeiderLouisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamilloThe Boy from Tomorrow by Camille DeAngelis
Middle Grade Novels of 2018
582 books — 722 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Casual Vacancy by J.K. RowlingThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonThe Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,710 books — 13,277 voters

Only Human by Sylvain NeuvelSpinning Silver by Naomi NovikCirce by Madeline MillerWitchmark by C.L. PolkMuse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
Hugo 2019 Eligible Novels
126 books — 424 voters
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanNorse Mythology by Neil GaimanHistory of Wolves by Emily FridlundWaking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2018
174 books — 383 voters

Lake Silence by Anne BishopNoir by Christopher MooreThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahThe Immortalists by Chloe BenjaminStill Me by Jojo Moyes
2018 Most Anticipated Releases -No YA
563 books — 941 voters
Muse of Nightmares by Laini TaylorMagic Triumphs by Ilona AndrewsIron Gold by Pierce BrownLake Silence by Anne BishopThe Golden Tower by Holly Black
Can't Wait Books of 2018
1,168 books — 4,449 voters

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle ZevinSing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThe Sunshine Sisters by Jane GreenAn Oath of Dogs by Wendy N. WagnerRosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson
2018: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2018
6,938 books — 978 voters
Waking Gods by Sylvain NeuvelThe Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenNorse Mythology by Neil GaimanMeddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
Hugo 2018 Eligible Works
184 books — 372 voters

Short by Holly Goldberg SloanThe Silver Mask by Holly BlackThe Lotterys Plus One by Emma DonoghueThe Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss BertmanThe Jolly Regina by Kara LaReau
Middle Grade Novels of 2017
563 books — 815 voters
Heartstone by Elle Katharine White
2017 Highly Anticipated Epic Fantasy
89 books — 663 voters

The Decent Proposal by Kemper DonovanThe Intern's Handbook by Shane KuhnResenting the Hero by Moira J. MooreBridget Jones's Baby by Helen FieldingFever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
2017: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2017
5,954 books — 756 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenThe Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Gothic Novels/Suspense Novels
446 books — 495 voters

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoMorning Star by Pierce BrownFire Touched by Patricia BriggsWink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve TucholkeSleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Best Books of 2016
1,825 books — 2,784 voters
Strange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorCaraval by Stephanie GarberEtched in Bone by Anne BishopSilence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2017
1,284 books — 3,817 voters

Morning Star by Pierce BrownMarked in Flesh by Anne BishopFire Touched by Patricia BriggsStaked by Kevin HearneThe Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
458 books — 1,863 voters
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay EagarRaymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamilloThe Wild Robot by Peter BrownThe Bronze Key by Holly BlackThe Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Middle Grade Novels of 2016
639 books — 1,039 voters

The Children's Home by Charles LambertHeartless by Marissa MeyerThe Sport of Kings by C.E. MorganThe Portable Veblen by Elizabeth MckenzieThe City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
335 books — 708 voters
Winter by Marissa MeyerMade to Kill by Adam ChristopherMenagerie by Rachel VincentRed Queen by Victoria AveyardChampion by Marie Lu
2016: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2016
6,038 books — 684 voters

Marked in Flesh by Anne BishopMagic Binds by Ilona AndrewsMorning Star by Pierce BrownCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoShadow Rites by Faith Hunter
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016
1,248 books — 4,488 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleySoulless by Gail CarrigerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Best Historical Fantasy
354 books — 313 voters

Magic Shifts by Ilona AndrewsWinter by Marissa MeyerGolden Son by Pierce BrownSeveneves by Neal StephensonVision in Silver by Anne Bishop
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
618 books — 3,055 voters
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty LoganFirst Frost by Sarah Addison AllenGraceling by Kristin CashoreCress by Marissa MeyerVision in Silver by Anne Bishop
2015: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2015
6,204 books — 1,529 voters


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