Chocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterJulie and Julia by Julie PowellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Nouvelle Cuisine
71st out of 367 books — 249 voters
A Year in Provence by Peter MayleHotel Pastis by Peter MayleEncore Provence by Peter MayleThe Promise of Provence by Patricia SandsChocolat by Joanne Harris
Books Set in Provence, France
3rd out of 31 books — 15 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl Strayed
Best Popular Travel Books on Goodreads
139th out of 315 books — 53 voters
Almost French by Sarah TurnbullThe Glow of Paris by Gary ZuercherThe Lollipop Shoes by Joanne HarrisA Year in Provence by Peter MayleEncore Provence by Peter Mayle
I love Paris
5th out of 54 books — 10 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
637th out of 2,030 books — 3,944 voters
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserIn Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
427th out of 1,228 books — 1,635 voters

A Blessed Olive Tree by Zain HashmiPrairyErth by William Least Heat-MoonA Thousand Acres by Jane SmileyMagic and Mystery in Tibet by Alexandra David-NéelTrieste and The Meaning of Nowhere by Jan Morris
Soul of Place Books
14th out of 60 books — 9 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtNight by Elie WieselEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
1330th out of 2,124 books — 1,972 voters

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Favorite Uplifting, Trauma-free Books
43rd out of 101 books — 11 voters
Notes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtEcology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse RayMoab Is My Washpot by Stephen FryWinter Warmers by Rib Davis
Best Memoirs Published in the 1990s
21st out of 97 books — 6 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Forager Chefs Club by Rita Mace WalstonMedium Raw by Anthony BourdainMy Life in France by Julia ChildThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Great Books about Food
195th out of 477 books — 162 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Forager Chefs Club by Rita Mace WalstonThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlTender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
Fabulous Reads for Foodies
261st out of 618 books — 179 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasBonjour tristesse by Françoise SaganAkin by Emma DonoghueMonsieur or The Prince of Darkness by Lawrence DurrellWrong Train to Paris by Jennifer  Moore
France by Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
69th out of 115 books — 8 voters

Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsCity of Glass by Cassandra ClareFrostbite by Richelle MeadCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareSpirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Best Young Adult book THIS century
505th out of 2,157 books — 2,592 voters
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
[ATY 2022] Language or Nationality in Title
230th out of 752 books — 127 voters

Looking for Alaska by John GreenThe Host by Stephenie MeyerVampire Academy by Richelle MeadA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleUglies by Scott Westerfeld
YA Books that TEACH your kids something.
2066th out of 2,191 books — 2,582 voters
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserSavage Inequalities by Jonathan KozolThe Wordy Shipmates by Sarah VowellRelish by Lucy KnisleyWaiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
All Non-Fiction on Goodreads with 10,000 to 24,999 ratings
733rd out of 919 books — 39 voters

The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy WeirAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
2015: What the Over 35's Are Reading
1012th out of 2,556 books — 313 voters
Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth ReichlRelish by Lucy KnisleyDelancey by Molly WizenbergHungry Monkey by Matthew Amster-BurtonThe Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn
Gastronomical Literature
23rd out of 61 books — 11 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerFirst Step 2 Forever by Justin BieberConfessions of a Guidette by Nicole "Snooki" PolizziBirth Control is Sinful in the Christian Marriages and also R... by Eliyzabeth Yanne Strong-And...Going Rogue by Sarah Palin
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
1542nd out of 2,037 books — 5,321 voters