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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Best Lighthearted Literature
618 books — 477 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Uplifting Fiction
331 books — 283 voters

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
ATY 2020 - A Book with an Emotion in the Title
622 books — 108 voters
As Above by Julie ManninoSo Below by Julie ManninoValentine by Julie ManninoLittle Red Riding Hood by Julie ManninoLesson by Julie Mannino
Love Knows No Bounds
242 books — 101 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Books That Will Change Your Life....Wish I Read Them Sooner!
43 books — 65 voters
Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. DavisOur Revolution by Bernie SandersGive Us the Ballot by Ari BermanThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinWhite Trash by Nancy Isenberg
The Stop Trump Reading List
150 books — 56 voters

The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMisery by Stephen KingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEthereal by Phillip Bainbridge
Emotions in Titles
853 books — 48 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyExplosive Growth by Cliff Lerner
Books That Inspire, Challenge, Or Provide A Laugh
31 books — 47 voters

Revenge by Stevie TurnerYou Really Are Full of Shit, Aren't You? by Karl WigginsSex in the Title by Zack LoveMad Love by Lynessa LayneComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Underrated Books That Need Many More Readers
91 books — 46 voters
Empath Empowerment in 30 Days by Rose RosetreeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Master Empath by Rose RosetreeThe Empowered Empath by Rose RosetreeShe Who Rose From Ashes by Sita Bennett
Best Books For Empaths
74 books — 33 voters

Humankind by Brad AronsonWonder by R.J. PalacioIf Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma BombeckThe Holy Bible by AnonymousAddie and the Divorce Disaster by Meghan Baird
Books To Read When You Feel Like The World Is Falling Apart
63 books — 29 voters
Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie ChuteThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Fall of Marigolds by Susan MeissnerOutlander by Diana GabaldonLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books on Faith & Family
65 books — 25 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Mindspaces
14 books — 25 voters
The Book of Separation by Tova MirvisUnwifeable by Mandy StadtmillerDeep Listening by Emily KasrielSpelling It Out For Your Man by Julieanne O'ConnorMend by David Green
Books about Love, Self Worth, Happiness, The Journey, Dreams, Passion and Relationships
25 books — 20 voters

Positive Winning Soul Defeating Prader-Willi Syndrome by Rhoda L. Ross-WilliamsCunt by Inga MuscioReflections Through the Periscope by Jaqui O'DonohoeDepression Hates a Moving Target by Nita SweeneyMoving Forward, Looking Back by Beth Ann Blackwood
Memoirs with Heart
14 books — 19 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb Tsipursky
For the 20-something Professional
4 books — 19 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Epics of Epic Proportion
34 books — 18 voters
The Dog Year by Ann GarvinHouse Broken by Sonja YoergBinds That Tie by Kate MorettiThe Art of Falling by Kathryn CraftThe Undertaking of Tess by Lesley Kagen
Tall Poppy Books
9 books — 12 voters

Wicca by Scott CunninghamThe Spiral Dance by StarhawkThe Goddess Path by Patricia MonaghanBook of Shadows by Phyllis CurottThe Witches' Goddess by Janet Farrar
Books for the Witch's Bookshelf
22 books — 12 voters
Haunted Tree by Scott Robert SchellerWish Girl by Nikki LoftinPolarity and Indecision by Erika KochanskiThe Sugar Babies by O.M. FayeRoses Are Red by J.B. Kantt
Fiction Books About Friendship Published In 2015
11 books — 10 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeYou Can't Drive Your Car to Your Own Funeral by Ann Marie HancockHope Was Here by Joan BauerA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettIt's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider by Jim Henson
Best Books that Inspire Hope
31 books — 10 voters
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienCold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Optimistic Books
65 books — 9 voters

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerThe Guest by Emma Cline
Unhinged Heroines
81 books — 9 voters
Writing on Empty by Natalie GoldbergWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergZen In The Art Of Writing by bradbury-rayBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Rhetoric of Fiction by Wayne C. Booth
Books for Writers (even if you're scared to call yourself one yet).
17 books — 4 voters

Still Smiling at 99 by Michael LevyMinds of Blue Souls of Gold by Michael LevyMeditation by Amit RayDimensions of Wealth by Shakti DurgaCutting Truths by Michael Levy
Paradise Graces A Simple Mind
12 books — 3 voters
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinLily and the Octopus by Steven RowleyCharlie and Chocolate's Purrfect Prayer by J. Suthern HicksEmily and Einstein by Linda Francis LeeA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Pet Tearjerkers
10 books — 3 voters

Christmas Joy by Nancy NaigleComfort & Joy by Kristin HannahA Gambler's Magic by Emma CraigSewn with Joy by Tricia GoyerPassion's Joy by Jennifer Horsman
"Joy"
49 books — 3 voters
Failing Up by Leslie Odom Jr.Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinLetting Go by David R. Hawkins
Mood Boosting Books
30 books — 1 voter

Into the Book of Light by Ted DekkerMillie Maven and the Bronze Medallion by Ted DekkerThe Boy Who Fell from the Stars by Ted DekkerThe Hunt for Scarface by Lane WalkerTerror at Deadwood Lake by Lane Walker
Comfort and Joy Book List #1
100 books — 1 voter
Sword and the Sundial by Phyllis ProkopAdam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet GrayBlack Beauty by Anna SewellCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie BrinkThe Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
Comfort and Joy Book List #2
91 books — 1 voter

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