Editors' Top Picks
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCall Me By Your Name by André AcimanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Gay Fiction
12th out of 2,682 books — 3,893 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCall Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Best LGBTQIA literature
17th out of 1,790 books — 2,236 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
2480th out of 77,637 books — 289,800 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanTales of the City by Armistead MaupinThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanChina Blues by Ki Longfellow
San Francisco Bay Area Fiction
2nd out of 449 books — 341 voters

Hot Head by Damon SuedeTigers and Devils by Sean KennedyBear, Otter, and the Kid by T.J. KluneSomething Like Summer by Jay BellLatakia by J.F. Smith
M/M Books Written By Men
18th out of 1,537 books — 1,054 voters
Maurice by E.M. ForsterTales of the City by Armistead MaupinA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodTigers and Devils by Sean KennedyGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Gay Fiction by Men
2nd out of 560 books — 247 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
2957th out of 32,302 books — 123,217 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
163rd out of 1,956 books — 1,885 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanCannery Row by John Steinbeck
Novels Set in California
13th out of 923 books — 372 voters
Maurice by E.M. ForsterBrokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeA Single Man by Christopher IsherwoodGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Classic Gay Male Literature
12th out of 287 books — 162 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
346th out of 4,392 books — 8,014 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanTales of the City by Armistead MaupinCult Girls by Natalie GrandThe Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. AmourThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best Books Set in San Francisco
2nd out of 168 books — 123 voters

Acclamation by Vee HoffmanListening To Dust by Brandon ShireMaurice by E.M. ForsterTales of the City by Armistead MaupinBrokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Great Gay Fiction
4th out of 92 books — 95 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultMaurice by E.M. ForsterAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillThe Charioteer by Mary Renault
Best Gay Historical Fiction
38th out of 383 books — 581 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Series
395th out of 3,464 books — 9,549 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThree Men in a Boat by Jerome K. JeromeThe Code of the Woosters by P.G. WodehouseThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
"Comedy" on The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
30th out of 151 books — 104 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
1326th out of 7,889 books — 49,803 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaCall Me by Your Name by André AcimanMaurice by E.M. ForsterLie With Me by Philippe Besson
Literary Gay Romantic Novels
26th out of 110 books — 263 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
100 Best American Authors
162nd out of 754 books — 616 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best California Books
17th out of 437 books — 217 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesOrlando by Virginia WoolfTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Gender-Bending Books
42nd out of 611 books — 459 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottAnne of the Island by L.M. MontgomeryTales of the City by Armistead MaupinBrooklyn by Colm TóibínAnne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
Boarding Houses
3rd out of 219 books — 32 voters

Tales of the City by Armistead MaupinThe Golden Gate by Vikram SethYou Know Me Well by Nina LaCourPop's Bridge by Eve BuntingThe Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead Maupin
Golden Gate Bridge Covers
1st out of 137 books — 21 voters
Giovanni’s Room by James BaldwinGo Tell It on the Mountain by James BaldwinTales of the City by Armistead MaupinMaurice by E.M. ForsterDeath in Venice by Thomas Mann
Gay Novels From Before 1990
3rd out of 227 books — 18 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
293rd out of 1,017 books — 596 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliBrokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
GLBT books made into films
27th out of 181 books — 62 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
4244th out of 15,736 books — 18,344 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best California Fiction
6th out of 101 books — 41 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose Heyward
City vs. Country
7th out of 747 books — 38 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerThe Mortal Instruments Boxed Set by Cassandra ClareVampire Academy Collection by Richelle Mead
Series Reading List
278th out of 1,432 books — 2,974 voters

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