Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseBlood and Thunder by Hampton Sides
The American Frontier
15th out of 687 books — 156 voters
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
304th out of 2,153 books — 2,513 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
My Favourite Non Fiction Books
31st out of 1,375 books — 265 voters
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonGoodbye to a River by John GravesThree Roads to the Alamo by William C. DavisIndian Lover by Jack Jackson
Texas History
6th out of 203 books — 39 voters

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisDune by Frank HerbertThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Geofiction: World building for the love of it
36th out of 167 books — 52 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryHoles by Louis SacharAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy11/22/63 by Stephen  KingIsaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Books Set in Texas
119th out of 960 books — 332 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHatchet by Gary PaulsenCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsLord of the Flies by William GoldingLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Survival Stories
274th out of 1,164 books — 1,609 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerAlive by Piers Paul ReadBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
True Life Adventure
63rd out of 386 books — 252 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerThis Childhood of Mine by Laura Meer BarkleyThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Best Books on Unusual Childhoods
15th out of 140 books — 34 voters
Blood and Thunder by Hampton SidesThe Captured by Scott ZeschJohn Ringo by Jack BurrowsAnd Die in the West by Paula Mitchell MarksBoots and Saddles or, Life in Dakota with General Custer by Elizabeth Bacon Custer
Favourite Old West History Reads
2nd out of 256 books — 9 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
1443rd out of 6,241 books — 8,068 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerDeath in Yellowstone by Lee H. WhittleseyOff the Wall by Charles R. Farabee Jr.Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerOver the Edge by Michael P. Ghiglieri
Accidents and Death in the Wilderness
37th out of 133 books — 34 voters

Captive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsStolen by Lucy ChristopherSeduced in the Dark by C.J. RobertsConsequences by Aleatha RomigComfort Food by Kitty Thomas
Kidnapped!
349th out of 805 books — 1,772 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownBlack Elk Speaks by John G. NeihardtEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneLakota Woman by Mary Crow DogWhere White Men Fear to Tread by Russell Means
Native American Biography (nonfiction)
152nd out of 430 books — 122 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckTobacco Road by Erskine CaldwellOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Hardscrabble Life
297th out of 409 books — 118 voters
News of the World by Paulette JilesThe Death of Jim Loney by James WelchIndian Boyhood by Charles Alexander EastmanThe Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul GobleFools Crow by James Welch
Native Americans, The Land, and Animals They Cherish
34th out of 39 books — 4 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Couldn't Put The Book Down
11606th out of 17,193 books — 17,017 voters
My Ex-Wife Said Go to Hell by Kirk ZuroskyA Sirius Education by Kirk ZuroskyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakElsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Authors with Last Names Starting with 'Z'
172nd out of 272 books — 62 voters

Texas! Lucky by Sandra       BrownGreen Grass of Wyoming by Mary O'HaraThree by Tennessee by Tennessee WilliamsTexas by James A. MichenerWith Lee in Virginia by G.A. Henty
Name of State (USA): T-W
191st out of 356 books — 26 voters

There There by Tommy OrangeThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Round House by Louise ErdrichBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
[ATY 2026] Indigenous Character or Author
159th out of 273 books — 57 voters