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Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz JedrowskiRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziLie With Me by Philippe Besson
OE LGBTQ+ Fiction
6th out of 34 books — 20 voters
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidEleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell1984 by George OrwellThe Secret History by Donna TarttMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Popsugar 2022 #13 - A Book Set in the 1980s
35th out of 147 books — 222 voters

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellAmerican Dirt by Jeanine CumminsThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelSuch a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Anticipated 2020 Literary Fiction
295th out of 592 books — 1,247 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzDestination Unknown by Bill KonigsbergMillennium Approaches by Tony KushnerLike a Love Story by Abdi NazemianMy Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
Queer Books Set in the 1980s
8th out of 77 books — 7 voters

And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntBorrowed Time by Paul MonetteThe Great Believers by Rebecca MakkaiMillennium Approaches by Tony Kushner
Best Books about HIV/AIDS (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
105th out of 344 books — 229 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsCinder by Marissa Meyer
Popsugar 2021 #17 - A Book that has the Same Title as a Song
169th out of 445 books — 282 voters

The Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
2021: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2021
1030th out of 6,717 books — 695 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniFinding Her Feet by Jams N. RosesThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiOne Day by David Nicholls
Most Heartbreaking
34th out of 176 books — 134 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidBoyfriend Material by Alexis  HallThe Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean by Ann  Rose
Adult Queer Books
146th out of 480 books — 209 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
2527th out of 7,497 books — 25,704 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
[ATY 2022] Historical Fiction
159th out of 526 books — 113 voters
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
683rd out of 2,675 books — 3,883 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenNumber the Stars by Lois LowryStardust by Neil GaimanAll the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn  GraceThese Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman
Books with "Star" in the Title
283rd out of 1,121 books — 101 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelAfterparties by Anthony Veasna SoQueer as Folklore by Sacha CowardFranny, the Queen of Provincetown by John           PrestonThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez
Queer Literature Poetry History etc
37th out of 75 books — 3 voters

The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen RandallThe Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M.   AndersonNikhil Out Loud by Maulik PancholyTrue Biz by Sara NovićLinus and Etta Could Use a Win by Caroline Huntoon
Queer Books Set in Ohio
12th out of 29 books — 5 voters
The Maid by Nita ProseLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig
2022: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2022
1859th out of 6,696 books — 579 voters

1984 by George OrwellEvery Five Years by Christine ArdigoThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMagic America by C.E. MedfordThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Books Set in the Eighties
81st out of 208 books — 88 voters
American Dirt by Jeanine CumminsThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettHow Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam ZhangThe Night Watchman by Louise ErdrichHamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
2021 Booktube Prize Fiction Longlist
36th out of 48 books — 3 voters

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Your Top 5 Reads in 2021
397th out of 603 books — 264 voters
The Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabShadow and Bone by Leigh BardugoThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline Miller
What We've Read So Far in 2021
2583rd out of 5,606 books — 368 voters

The Midnight Library by Matt HaigWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahProject Hail Mary by Andy Weir
2021: What the Over-35s Are Reading
1146th out of 2,537 books — 163 voters
The Book of Pride by Mason FunkProud by Juno  DawsonHow to Survive a Plague by David FranceKaleidoscope Song by Fox BenwellBeyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
Rainbows books cover by rainbow aouthers
16th out of 16 books — 2 voters

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneHouse of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. MaasThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigAmerican Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Best Books of 2020
852nd out of 1,567 books — 1,939 voters
Transference by B.T. KeatonAurora Burning by Amie KaufmanLoveless by Alice OsemanBoot by Charles L. TempletonNanagin by H.C. Kilgour
Goodreads Choice Awards 2020 (eligible for write-in only)
497th out of 876 books — 639 voters