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Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,348 books — 1,584 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë1984 by George Orwell
Best British and Irish Literature
1,169 books — 1,111 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Books Set in Scotland
983 books — 669 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens1984 by George Orwell84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
London Calling
1,229 books — 642 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
1,016 books — 595 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
UK 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,548 books — 548 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroOne Day by David NichollsOn Chesil Beach by Ian McEwanWolf Hall by Hilary MantelA Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
Contemporary British Novels
507 books — 431 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick NessHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingNoughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Best #UKYA Books
575 books — 390 voters

Oliver Twist by Charles DickensBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Books Set in London
787 books — 316 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Alternate England
387 books — 313 voters

Fire by Kristin CashoreGraceling by Kristin CashoreBitterblue by Kristin CashoreShiver by Maggie StiefvaterThrone of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Best UK and European YA Covers
171 books — 313 voters
Noughts & Crosses by Malorie BlackmanHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanFinding Sky by Joss Stirling
Young Adult fiction by UK authors
408 books — 267 voters

The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda SalisburyHalf Wild by Sally GreenThe Art of Being Normal by Lisa WilliamsonThe Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick NessFinding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
UKYA in 2015
147 books — 263 voters
Shattered by Teri TerryTrouble by Non PrattSay Her Name by Juno DawsonBanished by Liz de JagerHalf Bad by Sally Green
UKYA in 2014
145 books — 223 voters

Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanFalls the Shadow by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Reckoning by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Mabinogion by UnknownHow Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
Books Set in Wales
323 books — 197 voters
When the Future Comes Too Soon by Selina Siak Chin YokeMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin YokeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
International Women: Female Leads From All Over the World
764 books — 179 voters

Bel Canto by Ann PatchettHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSmall Island by Andrea LevyOn Beauty by Zadie SmithHome by Marilynne Robinson
Orange Prize for Fiction Winners
30 books — 130 voters
Impossible Saints by Clarissa HarwoodA Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary WollstonecraftA Time For Courage by Kathryn LaskyFalling Angels by Tracy ChevalierThe Woman's Hour by Elaine F. Weiss
Women's Suffrage
418 books — 127 voters

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany CavallaroThe Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy SpringerJackaby by William RitterEgypt's Fire by Tom PhillipsEvery Breath by Ellie Marney
YA & Middle Grade Sherlock Holmes
174 books — 111 voters
Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieTrain to Pakistan by Khushwant SinghCracking India by Bapsi Sidhwaतमस by Bhisham SahniWhat the Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin
Books about the Indian Subcontinental Partition (fiction and nonfiction)
90 books — 99 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThores-Cross by Karen PerkinsPossession by A.S. Byatt
Yorkshire (fiction and nonfiction)
208 books — 92 voters
Written in the Stars by Aisha SaeedA Time to Dance by Padma VenkatramanThe Love Match by Priyanka TaslimBorn Confused by Tanuja Desai HidierWhen Mimi Went Missing by Suja Sukumar
South Asians in Contemporary YA
169 books — 89 voters

The Memory Police by Yōko OgawaThe Eighth Life by Nino HaratischwiliHurricane Season by Fernanda MelchorTyll by Daniel KehlmannThe Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld
International Booker Prize: Eligible Books 2020
193 books — 89 voters
The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques RousseauAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam SmithCandide and Philosophical Letters by VoltaireCritique of Pure Reason by Immanuel KantThe Enlightenment, Volume 1 by Peter Gay
The Enlightenment and its Impact
265 books — 88 voters

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonAssembly by Natasha BrownSecond Place by Rachel CuskChouette by Claire OshetskyStill Life by Sarah Winman
Women's Prize for Fiction 2022 Eligible Books
89 books — 84 voters
Blackout by Connie WillisThe Raiders and the Cross by Patrick LarsimontLetters to the Lost by Iona GreyAll Clear by Connie WillisThe English Agent by Clare Harvey
The Blitz: Fiction & Non-Fiction
189 books — 82 voters

Cursed Bunny by Bora ChungHeaven by Mieko KawakamiThe Books of Jacob by Olga TokarczukWhereabouts by Jhumpa LahiriWhere You Come From by Saša Stanišić
International Booker Prize 2022: Eligible Books
116 books — 78 voters
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithA Room Full of Bones by Elly GriffithsWicked Autumn by G.M. MallietMagpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Best of British Mystery Series
222 books — 77 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleWinnie the Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition by A.A. MilneThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
UK 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
227 books — 71 voters
Arsenic for Tea by Robin StevensFirst Class Murder by Robin StevensThe Wolf Wilder by Katherine RundellThe Hollow Boy by Jonathan StroudThe D'Evil Diaries by Tatum Flynn
UKMG Books Of 2015
47 books — 54 voters

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