Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDesert of the Heart by Jane RuleLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoThe Night Watch by Sarah WatersThe Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
Lesbian Historical Fiction
152 books — 170 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,090 books — 1,983 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Arthurian Fiction
484 books — 1,464 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Arthurian Legend Retold
466 books — 767 voters
Aquamarine by Carol AnshawThe Necessary Hunger by Nina RevoyrSudden Death by Rita Mae Brown
Lesbian Fiction with Sports Theme
133 books — 73 voters

Bury Your Dead by Louise PennySnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Literary Mysteries
2,726 books — 5,301 voters
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerDesert of the Heart by Jane RuleThe Night Watch by Sarah Waters
Historical Lesbian Fiction
257 books — 259 voters

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthRubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
Lesbian teen fiction
528 books — 730 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
4,156 books — 27,067 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Help by Kathryn StockettFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Best Feminist Books
3,079 books — 4,522 voters

The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke
Hugo Award Winners: Best Short Story
63 books — 56 voters
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,933 books — 26,316 voters

People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Alienist by Caleb CarrFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Best Historical Fiction
8,394 books — 27,567 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,261 books — 12,303 voters

The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Feminist Science Fiction Library
132 books — 72 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
715 books — 668 voters

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviLyddie by Katherine Paterson
Teen Historical Fiction
1,545 books — 3,306 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggRubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae BrownThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerDesert of the Heart by Jane RuleThe Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,174 books — 2,715 voters
Murder at the Nightwood Bar by Katherine V. ForrestApparition Alley by Katherine V. ForrestA Killing Cure by Ellen HartHallowed Murder by Ellen Hart
best lesbian mysteries
233 books — 107 voters

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillGood to Great by Jim Collins
Required Reading for Success
571 books — 719 voters
A Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonMurder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson
First books of some good cozy series
719 books — 754 voters

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellA Separate Peace by John Knowles
Best Young Adult Books
13,027 books — 80,519 voters