The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy Weir
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
82nd out of 7,705 books — 14,256 voters
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana MathisBuck by M.K. AsanteThe Storycatcher by Ann Hite
Anticipated Literary Reads for Readers of Color 2013
2nd out of 197 books — 543 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
15th out of 1,775 books — 1,652 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Immigrant Experience Literature
9th out of 1,013 books — 1,454 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraThe Signature of All Things by Elizabeth GilbertTenth of December by George Saunders
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2013 (fiction and nonfiction)
8th out of 100 books — 817 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
199th out of 9,849 books — 22,120 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
74th out of 100 books — 2,377 voters
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read
2nd out of 53 books — 135 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Books White People Need to Read
24th out of 1,347 books — 1,588 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
35th out of 1,500 books — 2,672 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
1794th out of 76,942 books — 286,329 voters
Unlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickDigging for God by Tom HillmanCarrie by Stephen KingGet Rich or Get Lucky by Max NowazCinder by Marissa Meyer
2025 Reading Challenge
737th out of 3,088 books — 2,034 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
African Fiction
4th out of 600 books — 428 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Woman-Authored Books
105th out of 8,341 books — 5,289 voters

The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Women Around the World
6th out of 1,163 books — 433 voters
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled HosseiniLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Burgess Boys by Elizabeth StroutThe Interestings by Meg WolitzerTenth of December by George Saunders
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2013 Book Preview
8th out of 90 books — 754 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
1671st out of 31,961 books — 121,326 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
46th out of 2,140 books — 1,544 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasWhen Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonShadowshaper by Daniel José OlderThe V Girl by Mya RobartsThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Diversity Bingo 2017
25th out of 740 books — 397 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiWhite Teeth by Zadie SmithAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe History of Love by Nicole KraussIn the Woods by Tana French
Flavorwire's 50 Excellent Novels by Female Writers Under 50 That Everyone Should Read
3rd out of 50 books — 106 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrWolf Hall by Hilary MantelAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Literary Fiction of 21st Century
5th out of 642 books — 279 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Darkest Child by Delores Phillips
Contemporary Black Women's Literature
4th out of 570 books — 233 voters

Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieBurial Rites by Hannah Kent
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2013
4th out of 176 books — 322 voters
My Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
NYT The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
13th out of 118 books — 260 voters

Buck by M.K. AsanteAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieGhana Must Go by Taiye SelasiWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoThe Good Lord Bird by James McBride
2013 Adult Literary Reads From Authors of African Descent
2nd out of 94 books — 73 voters
Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuireClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareReal by Katy EvansEntwined with You by Sylvia DayReckless by S.C. Stephens
Best Books Published in 2013
251st out of 3,585 books — 7,159 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Best Feminist Books
133rd out of 2,612 books — 3,593 voters
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabCrazy Rich Asians by Kevin KwanHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Popsugar 2021 #29 - A Book Set in Multiple Countries
2nd out of 364 books — 230 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
#BlackLivesMatter Reading List
13th out of 625 books — 289 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBeloved by Toni Morrison
Interesting, Well Written Books that are not by Dead/Old White Men
24th out of 1,198 books — 341 voters

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