30 Years Behind Bars by Karen  GedneyThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsDeath of Innocence by Mamie Till-MobleyFirst They Killed My Father by Loung UngGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery
True Life Stories--Overcoming Hardship
27th out of 270 books — 25 voters
Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas SowellDiscrimination and Disparities by Thomas SowellBlackout by Candace OwensPlease Stop Helping Us by Jason L. RileyWhite Guilt by Shelby Steele
Black Conservative Thinkers
21st out of 169 books — 23 voters

Night by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Memoirs by Men
1560th out of 1,727 books — 681 voters
Felix Ever After by Kacen CallenderThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonStamped by Jason Reynolds
Books Written by Black Authors
133rd out of 354 books — 42 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Best African American Books
619th out of 1,043 books — 1,140 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassDreams from My Father by Barack ObamaBlack Boy by Richard Wright
African American Lives
219th out of 462 books — 209 voters

The Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases  by Paul OlaSee Me Naked by Tara T. GreenLove, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson by Tara T. GreenIntention by Ian D. BrooksBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
Nonfiction by Black Authors
103rd out of 318 books — 38 voters
Insurgent by Veronica RothCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareDeadlocked by Charlaine HarrisReached by Ally CondiePandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2215th out of 2,517 books — 15,075 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenInsurgent by Veronica RothGone Girl by Gillian FlynnCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClarePandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Best Books of 2012
3244th out of 3,524 books — 9,194 voters
I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiQuiet by Susan CainBrain on Fire by Susannah CahalanTrick or Treat by Lisa MortonWild by Cheryl Strayed
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2012
62nd out of 182 books — 15 voters