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Entwined by Heather Dixon WallworkWither by Lauren DeStefanoUnearthly by Cynthia HandAcross the Universe by Beth RevisDarkest Mercy by Melissa Marr
Beautiful Book Covers of 2011
724 books — 4,067 voters
Hers by Dawn RobertsonVery Bad Things by Ilsa Madden-MillsConjuring Darkness by Melanie JamesWhere I Need to Be by Kimberly KnightWanted by Kimberly Knight
Best Adult Indie Book Covers
791 books — 1,423 voters

Witch in the Woods by Taylor Ann BunkerStarshine by G.S. JennsenHeart of Oak by David CookSelf-Publishing In the Eye of the Storm by Karl WigginsThe Cavalier by Israh Azizi
Best Cover Art - Indie/Self-Published
248 books — 268 voters
We, the Drowned by Carsten JensenThe Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil GaimanThe Chess Machine by Robert LöhrThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternWildwood by Colin Meloy
Beautiful Book Cover Design
911 books — 260 voters

The You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi NajjarThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Essential Reads For Health, Wealth and Happiness: How To Know What You Do Not Know
185 books — 226 voters
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Best Typography on a Book Cover
641 books — 192 voters

Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochAI Doctor by Ronald M. RazmiAI 2041 by Kai-Fu LeeThe Book of Why by Judea PearlA Brief History of Intelligence by Max Solomon Bennett
Future Technology (nonfiction)
102 books — 191 voters
Architecture by Francis D.K. ChingNeufert Architects' Data, Third Edition by Ernst NeufertA Visual Dictionary of Architecture by Francis D.K. ChingThe Architecture of the City by Aldo RossiThe Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
Must-Read Architecture Books (fiction and nonfiction)
249 books — 176 voters

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanDon't Make Me Think, Revisited by Steve KrugUniversal Principles of Design by William LidwellAbout Face 3 by Alan CooperThe Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett
UX books
82 books — 140 voters
Onyx Storm by Rebecca YarrosFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
52 Book Club 2025: #23 - A Sprayed Edge
166 books — 105 voters

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanDesign Basics Index by Jim KrauseThe Elements of Typographic Style by Robert BringhurstEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisDesigning With Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman
Best Design Books
118 books — 94 voters
Wreck This Journal by Keri SmithSteal Like an Artist by Austin KleonThis Is Not a Book by Keri SmithFinish This Book by Keri SmithMess by Keri Smith
Artsy & Cute Non-Fiction Books
164 books — 78 voters

Lauren Conrad Style by Lauren ConradThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Seductive Shoe by Jonathan WalfordWildchilds by Eugenia MelianFifty Dresses That Changed the World by Design Museum
Fashion & Clothes
100 books — 56 voters
How Not to Drown by Jaimee WristonShe Who Wins by Renée C. BauerThe Art of Seduction by Robert GreeneThe 48 Laws of Power by Robert GreeneThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Femininity, Hypergamy And Leveling Up Books: Non-fiction
38 books — 51 voters

The Dot by Peter H. ReynoldsIsh by Peter H. ReynoldsHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonBeautiful Oops [Board book] by Barney SaltzbergNot a Box by Antoinette Portis
Great Books for the Elementary Art Room
184 books — 50 voters
The Invisible Game by Zoltan AndrejkovicsEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisHomo Ludens by Johan HuizingaRules of Play by Katie Salen TekinbaşFlow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
50 Books for Everyone in the Game Industry
77 books — 50 voters

The Past by Kenneth ThomasBehind the Mask by Juliet M. SampsonBon Voyage! by Juliet M. SampsonOutback Wonder by Juliet M. SampsonDance Demons by Juliet M. Sampson
Young Adult Best Cover Award
30 books — 43 voters
Of Dice and Men by David M. EwaltPlaying at the World by Jon PetersonEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisDesigners & Dragons by Shannon AppelclineDesigners & Dragons by Shannon Appelcline
Best Books on RPGs
76 books — 37 voters

The Past by Kenneth ThomasAnimal Farm by George OrwellAfter Dark by Haruki MurakamiThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonSchulz and Peanuts by David Michaelis
Best Abstract Book Covers
61 books — 35 voters
Grace by Grace CoddingtonD.V. by Diana Vreeland#Girlboss by Sophia AmorusoWildchilds by Eugenia MelianLove, Loss, and What I Wore by Ilene Beckerman
Best Fashion World Books
84 books — 31 voters

The Art of Spirited Away by Hayao MiyazakiThe Legend of Korra by Michael Dante DiMartinoThe Art of Pirates of the Caribbean by Wendy LefkonThe Making of Jurassic Park by Don ShayThe Art of Rise of the Guardians by Ramin Zahed
Movies, TV Shows & Games: The Art Of...
213 books — 22 voters
Educational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisGame Programming Patterns by Robert NystromThe Art of Game Design by Jesse SchellGame Engine Architecture by Jason GregoryChallenges for Game Designers by Brenda Brathwaite
The Best Books on Game Dev
97 books — 22 voters

One Night with a Billionaire by Jessica ClareCaptured by Erica StevensBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireNight Pleasures by Sherrilyn KenyonUgly Love by Colleen Hoover
Romances Without the Hero or Heroine on the Cover
116 books — 19 voters
NeuroTribes by Steve SilbermanIn a Different Key by John DonvanMismatch by Kat HolmesNeuroDiversity by Judy SingerMoojag and the Lost Memories by N.E. McMorran
Neurodiversity and Disability in Society - 50 Introductory Books
61 books — 19 voters

The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsArchitecture by Francis D. K. ChingLearning from Las Vegas by Robert VenturiComplexity and Contradiction in Architecture by Robert VenturiCritique of Everyday Life, Volume 1 by Henri Lefebvre
Books in Architecture School (nonfiction)
32 books — 18 voters
Inspired by Marty CaganNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Lean Startup by Eric RiesThe Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben HorowitzCrossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore
Product Management reads
25 books — 18 voters

Architecture by Francis D. K. ChingBuilding Construction Illustrated by Francis D.K. ChingA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderThe Image of the City by Kevin LynchThe Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. Alexander
An Introduction to Architecture (nonfiction)
38 books — 16 voters
Educational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisThe Animator's Survival Kit by Richard WilliamsGame Design Workshop by Tracy FullertonThe Art of Game Design by Jesse SchellZX Spectrum Games Code Club by Gary Plowman
Top Game Developer Books
10 books — 14 voters

Seasons by BlexbolexTokyo Digs a Garden by Jon-Erik LappanoAwake Beautiful Child by Amy Krouse RosenthalBeastly Verse by JooHee YoonHooray for Hat! by Brian Won
Graphic Design + Picture Books
35 books — 14 voters
Educational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisThe Micro Kids by Gary PlowmanZX Spectrum Games Code Club by Gary PlowmanThe Micro Kids by Gary Plowman
Game Design Library
4 books — 10 voters

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