The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliMen Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
518 books — 270 voters
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
2,980 books — 1,126 voters

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin AhmedThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Non-Western Speculative Fiction
146 books — 80 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Weird Fiction Books
1,193 books — 1,083 voters

Invisible Cities by Italo CalvinoLike Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Translated Speculative Fiction
379 books — 199 voters
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen LordThrone of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
729 books — 468 voters

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinThe Magicians by Lev GrossmanThe Rook by Daniel O'Malley
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,130 books — 2,687 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeShabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples
ALA 100 Best Books for Teens
113 books — 129 voters

A Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
Fearless Females
764 books — 918 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyCleopatra by Stacy SchiffHild by Nicola Griffith
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
435 books — 952 voters

Sense and Sensibility by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
528 books — 1,890 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyHow to Be a Woman by Caitlin MoranIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingI Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane CrosleySelf-Inflicted Wounds by Aisha Tyler
Is She Funny?
27 books — 16 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodDune by Frank HerbertThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Literary Science Fiction
305 books — 230 voters
Lamb by Christopher MooreBossypants by Tina Fey
Best Humor Writing
813 books — 798 voters

1984 by George OrwellA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn1491 by Charles C. Mann
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,277 books — 1,406 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Books about Books
1,379 books — 1,517 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBonk by Mary Roach
Medicine and Literature
1,834 books — 1,991 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedAssassination Vacation by Sarah VowellPagan Holiday by Tony Perrottet
Favorite Travel Books
2,016 books — 3,938 voters

Assembling California by John McPheeNature Writings by John MuirThe Wild Muir by John Muir
The California Naturalist
46 books — 20 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best California Books
426 books — 210 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanThe Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
San Francisco Bay Area Fiction
443 books — 335 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettWeetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
Novels Set in California
910 books — 366 voters

Hark! A Vagrant by Kate BeatonAnya's Ghost by Vera BrosgolLe bleu est une couleur chaude by Jul Maroh
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women
1,492 books — 1,363 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Best Books About Loving Books
374 books — 512 voters


« previous 1 3 4 5