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Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeThe Arbitrator by Max NowazWhite Light Red Fire by Robert ReidThe Dog Walker by D.L. MaddoxPenguin's Christmas Wish by Salina Yoon
Books=Gifts
5,653 books — 1,314 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiS. by J.J. AbramsCloud Atlas by David MitchellIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
304 books — 549 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Books about Books and Authors
210 books — 137 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussCrafting the Character ARC by Jennie JarvisBandersnatch by Diana Pavlac Glyer
Books for Aspiring Writers
142 books — 114 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottOutlining Your Novel by K.M. WeilandWired for Story by Lisa CronOn Writing Well by William Zinsser
Best Books on the Craft of Writing and Editing Fiction
216 books — 107 voters
Full Measures by Rebecca YarrosDefinitely, Maybe in Love by Ophelia LondonRuined by Jus AccardoSneaking Candy by Lisa BursteinThe Heartbeat Hypothesis by Lindsey Frydman
Entangled Embrace Collection (NA)
43 books — 75 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Bird by Bird by Anne LamottRunes for Writers by Marc GrahamBook Title Generator by Scott Lorenz
Essential Books on Writing
131 books — 65 voters
How to Write Great Dialog by Dorothy May MercerSelf-Publishing In the Eye of the Storm by Karl WigginsScrivener Essentials by Karen PrinceScrivener Essentials by Karen PrinceHow Not to Write a Novel by Howard Mittelmark
Books writers should read to enhance their skills
30 books — 48 voters

Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneBandersnatch by Diana Pavlac GlyerThe Grass May Not Be Greener by Hilary LawrenceMad Love by Lynessa Layne
Gift Ideas
69 books — 44 voters
A Twist in the Tale by Trudie CollinsWriting and Selling Your Mystery Novel by Hallie EphronPlotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia HighsmithPolice Procedure & Investigation by Lee LoflandForensics by D.P. Lyle
Best Books on Writing and Editing Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, and Crime Fiction
68 books — 36 voters

The Shallows by Nicholas CarrUprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Soul Snatchers by Richard SanfordDigital Madness by Nicholas KardarasThe Circle by Dave Eggers
Books that Challenge Big Tech and the Digital Age
41 books — 24 voters
Wonderbook by Jeff VandermeerHow to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy by Orson Scott CardMY DAUGHTER NATASHA by Artie DimancheWorlds of Wonder by David GerroldWriting the Paranormal Novel by Steven Harper
Best Books on Writing and Editing Sci-fi, Fantasy, Paranormal, and Dystopian Fiction
56 books — 23 voters

Romancing the Beat by Gwen HayesWriting Love by Alexandra SokoloffThe Fiction Writer's Sexuality Guide by Dr. J.On Writing Romance by Leigh MichaelsBe a Sex-Writing Strumpet by Stacia Kane
Best Books on Writing and Editing Romance, Erotica, and Love Scenes
61 books — 21 voters
Beach Read by Emily HenryOne-Star Romance by Laura HankinNo Words by Meg CabotThe Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonBy Any Other Name by Lauren Kate
Writers Romances
121 books — 16 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsThe Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettThe Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
Bookish people (literary fiction)
43 books — 12 voters
MY DAUGHTER NATASHA by Artie DimancheMedieval Underpants and Other Blunders by Susanne AlleynThe Art and Craft of Writing Historical Fiction by James Alexander ThomHow To Write Killer Historical Mysteries by Kathy Lynn EmersonThe Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Regency and Victorian ... by Kristine Hughes
Best Books on Writing and Editing Historical Fiction
72 books — 10 voters

By the Book by Amanda SelletFangirl by Rainbow RowellThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi WaxmanFunny Story by Emily HenryBookishly Ever After by Mia Page
Bookworm Romances
53 books — 9 voters
The Flatshare by Beth O'LearyBeach Read by Emily HenryThe School Story by Andrew ClementsMust Love Books by Shauna RobinsonBook Lovers by Emily Henry
Literary Jobs
34 books — 8 voters

Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Invisible Library by Genevieve CogmanBookshops & Bonedust by Travis BaldreeThe Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
Fantasy Bookish Stories
41 books — 8 voters
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen CampbellNo Books For Benjamin? by R.G. de RouenBook Love by Debbie TungMore Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen CampbellThe Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Humor books on being a bookworm
14 books — 7 voters

Book Lovers by Emily HenryBad Words by Rioghnach RobinsonThe Dead Romantics by Ashley PostonLove on the Second Read by Mica De LeonMeet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
Publishers Romances
26 books — 7 voters
How to Write a Story by Kate MessnerOn Writing Well by William ZinsserThe Story Equation by Susan May WarrenMindful Fiction by Jen KnoxThe Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures by John Matthews
Writers Read
54 books — 4 voters

The Plot by Jean Hanff KorelitzThe Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy MeyersonTrust by Hernan DiazThe Woman in the Library by Sulari GentillThe Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran
Bookish mysteries
48 books — 3 voters
Before The Bestseller by Alex StrathdeeThe Fracture by Bill FarleyLa vie revisitée by Laurent GrenierEverybody Writes by Ann HandleyLife Revisited by Laurent Grenier
Best Books for First-Time Nonfiction Authors
18 books — 3 voters

The Bookshop Book by Jen CampbellThe Library Book by Susan OrleanIndex, A History of the by Dennis DuncanHow to Get a Job in Publishing by Alison BaverstockBookends by Zibby Owens
Books about Books (nonfiction)
7 books — 2 voters
A Final Companion To Books From The Simpsons by Olivier LebrunEarly Modern Catalogues of Imaginary Books by Anne-Pascale Pouey-MounouJourney into the Whirlwind by Harrison Edward LivingstoneMissing Mysteries by Derek PellThe Price-Codes of the Book Trade by Ian Jackson
•"Pamphlets About Pamphlets" Would Be An Understatement
100 books — 1 voter

Early Modern Catalogues of Imaginary Books by Anne-Pascale Pouey-MounouThe Price-Codes of the Book Trade by Ian JacksonA Final Companion To Books From The Simpsons by Olivier LebrunMagical Manuscripts in Early Modern Europe by Daniel BellingradtDaumenkino by Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
Brought To Book -Or- Waiting For The Anti-Book
100 books — 1 voter
The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe LieseThe Christmas Bookshop by Jenny ColganA Bookshop Christmas by Rachel BurtonAll I Want Is You by Falon BallardMerry Little Bookshop by Ali Brady
Christmas Bookish Romances
19 books — 1 voter

Lovebug by Daisy LafargeThe Waterfront Journals by David WojnarowiczRadical Attention by Julia BellThe Passenger Seat by Vijay KhuranaMother Naked by Glen James Brown
Peninsula Press
5 books — 1 voter
Paperbacks from Hell by Grady HendrixPaperback Crush by Gabrielle MossThe Ten-Cent Plague by David HajduWhen Books Went to War by Molly Guptill ManningThe Blood 'N' Thunder Guide to Pulp Fiction by Ed Hulse
Publishing Trends
6 books — 1 voter

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