The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsThe Guinea Pig Diaries by A.J. JacobsCoop by Michael  PerryThe Polysyllabic Spree by Nick HornbyA Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro
A Year in the Life
209 books — 328 voters
Being Mortal by Atul GawandeThrough the Language Glass by Guy DeutscherWhat If? by Randall Munroe
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,981 books — 1,292 voters

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia LockwoodFuzz by Mary RoachThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Best Books of 2021
1,433 books — 1,623 voters
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky ChambersHappy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
Best Books of 2022
1,547 books — 1,851 voters

Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Best books of October, 2024
112 books — 13 voters
Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze
Best books of May, 2025
39 books — 20 voters

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Best books of August, 2025
26 books — 6 voters
Replaceable You by Mary Roach
Best books of September, 2025
23 books — 8 voters

Finalists by Rae ArmantroutMuddy Matterhorn by Heather McHughA Very Punchable Face by Colin JostA City on Mars by Kelly WeinersmithThe Hurting Kind by Ada Limon
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,920 books — 5,457 voters
The PreHistory of The Far Side by Gary LarsonHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaA Very Punchable Face by Colin JostI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
Best Humorous Books
4,336 books — 7,934 voters

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeThe End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
[ATY 2025] Dealing with Death
456 books — 93 voters
Bonhoeffer by Eric MetaxasThe Secret Life of Houdini by William KalushDaws by Betty Lee SkinnerA Very Punchable Face by Colin JostShakespeare by Bill Bryson
Best Biographies
1,663 books — 2,944 voters

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,099 voters
Your Own Words by Barbara WallraffGulp by Mary RoachSmoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs
You Read a Book about What?
4,038 books — 2,106 voters

Versed by Rae ArmantroutLate Wife by Claudia EmersonDelights and Shadows by Ted KooserStag's Leap by Sharon OldsAmerican Primitive by Mary Oliver
Pulitzer Winners: Poetry
103 books — 54 voters
Real Sofistikashun by Tony HoaglandBird by Bird by Anne LamottHow to Read a Poem... by Molly Peacock
Best Books on Writing Poetry
111 books — 126 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanGregor the Overlander by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Book of Atrus by Rand Miller
What Else To Read After Harry Potter
54 books — 36 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirDeep Survival by Laurence Gonzales
The Best How To Survive Books
84 books — 41 voters

My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald ChambersCelebration of Discipline by Richard J. FosterMere Christianity by C.S. LewisWhen God is Silent by Barbara Brown TaylorThe Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Best Christian books
594 books — 321 voters
The Book of Atrus by Rand MillerThe Giver by Lois LowryReady Player One by Ernest ClineHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Most Interesting World
8,085 books — 4,734 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLord of the Flies by William GoldingHamlet by William ShakespeareA Separate Peace by John KnowlesSphere by Michael Crichton
Books I Will Never Forget
10,697 books — 7,698 voters
Rascal by Sterling NorthThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly ClearyStuart Little by E.B. White
Best Books About Animals
1,846 books — 1,853 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Books I Regret Reading
2,297 books — 3,225 voters

Stuff I've Been Reading by Nick HornbyWhat We See When We Read by Peter MendelsundNabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve by Ben BlattFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Stories For Book Lovers
8,342 books — 8,385 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckHamlet by William ShakespeareA Separate Peace by John KnowlesThe Magicians by Lev Grossman
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,232 books — 3,911 voters

World War Z by Max BrooksThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. CareyEx-Heroes by Peter ClinesI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Zombies!
1,666 books — 4,317 voters
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire NorthHow to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,965 books — 5,250 voters


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