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The Stand by Stephen KingThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Plague by Albert CamusThe Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Books for a Pandemic
698 books — 577 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Apocalypse by Epidemic
260 books — 297 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson
Best Fiction Books About Diseases or Viruses
168 books — 234 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntBorrowed Time by Paul MonetteThe Great Believers by Rebecca MakkaiMillennium Approaches by Tony Kushner
Best Books about HIV/AIDS (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
340 books — 231 voters

Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochGhost in the Wires by Kevin D. MitnickSocial Engineering by Christopher HadnagyCountdown to Zero Day by Kim ZetterThe Art of Deception by Kevin D. Mitnick
Information Security, Penetration Testing, Social Engineering, Counter-Intelligence, Hacker/Hacking Culture and History.
122 books — 117 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
History of disease
163 books — 68 voters

The Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonMia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyIbil by Adeerus GhayanThe Last Sword Maker by Brian NelsonBeat by Jared Garrett
Fiction: Bioterrorism/Biological Warfare
127 books — 65 voters
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettChasing Secrets by Gennifer CholdenkoAt the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary HooperA Death-Struck Year by Makiia Lucier
YA & Middle Grade Epidemics/Pandemics
244 books — 61 voters

Day One by Lauren RunowPhoebe Unfired by Amalie JahnIn the End by Tarrah AndersLove Under Quarantine by Kylie ScottAll That Jazz by Katherine L. Evans
Fiction: Quarantine, Social Distancing, COVID-19 as Plot Elements
87 books — 60 voters
Roots of To-Be Templars by Widad AkreyiFemales of Valor by Widad AkreyiZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiAnatomy of COVID Calamity by Widad AkreyiThe Daughter of Kurdland by Widad Akreyi
Books Read During the Corona Virus
564 books — 55 voters

Sir Bennet by Nicolette BeebeMia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyInto The Dark by Emma H. FrostThe Scarlet Harvest by Kate AshbrookDeath by Laura Thalassa
Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian Fiction - New Releases 2021
124 books — 49 voters
Impermanence by Daniel FrisanoCaligatha by Matt SpireWe Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. TaylorInception by Andrew BeeryBeggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
Immortality In Science Fiction
31 books — 40 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskySpillover by David QuammenBeat by Jared GarrettA Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
Viruses, the Brain, and Human Civilization
49 books — 40 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Popular Pandemic Books on Goodreads
96 books — 32 voters

Complicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesPunk 57 by Penelope DouglasMad Love by Lynessa LayneThe Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
ROMANCE with MOXIE
55 books — 24 voters
Spillover by David QuammenThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsGet Well Soon by Jennifer WrightPandemic by Sonia Shah
Pandemics and Epidemics (nonfiction)
124 books — 14 voters

Dream Shatter by Ann HunterAll That’s Left in the World by Erik J. BrownThe Light We Lost by Kyla StoneSubversion by Ruhi ParikhDream Legacy by Ann Hunter
Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian Fiction - New Releases 2022
38 books — 14 voters
Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa LayneAnno 2020 by James MorcanKeep Moving by Maggie Smith
More Books Read During the COVID-19 Virus
121 books — 12 voters

Curious George Goes to the Hospital by Margret ReyClifford Visits the Hospital (Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman BridwellPaddington Goes to Hospital by Michael BondGoing to the Hospital by Stephen CartwrightGet Well, Curious George by H.A. Rey
Children's Picture Books with Hospitals, Doctors and Medical Topics (Pediatric Health)
248 books — 9 voters
Anno 2020 by James MorcanDie Corona-Gesellschaft by Michael VolkmerCovidians & Covidology by Yasser NegmPreparing for the rebound after the COVID-19 crisis by Atos Scientific CommunityResetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic by Sanjay Prasad
Corona/Covid-19
12 books — 7 voters

A Shot to Save the World by Gregory ZuckermanThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettOwning the Sun by Alexander ZaitchikAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
Plagues, Pandemics and Epidemics
31 books — 7 voters
A Death-Struck Year by Makiia LucierDon't Stand So Close to Me by Eric WaltersQuarantine by Katie Cicatelli-KucStrong Medicine by Olivia GatesNightmare Country, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV
Fiction: Covers with PPE Face Masks
14 books — 6 voters

Nel contagio by Paolo GiordanoAndrà tutto bene by Ritanna ArmeniIl nero abisso esistente tra noi by Luca RicciVirus, la grande sfida. Dal coronavirus alla peste by Roberto BurioniAppuntamento in terrazzo by Felicia Kingsley
Quarantena Italiana
7 books — 5 voters
Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander C. MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThis Is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
132 books — 5 voters

Ammonite by Nicola GriffithY by Brian K. VaughanThe End of Men by Christina Sweeney-BairdThe Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperThe Female Man by Joanna Russ
Where have all the men gone?
17 books — 4 voters
The Crimson Rust by C. Bernard RutleySpace Vault by Jeremy CliftDreamboats for Trudy by Mildred Lawrence
Agroterrorism in Fiction
3 books — 2 voters

The Internet King by Thomas Handle
The Internet King
1 book — 1 voter
Limitations by JD RiggsUnlimited Knowledge by JD RiggsChain of Iron by Cassandra ClareLost in the Never Woods by Aiden ThomasDown Comes the Night by Allison Saft
Sci-fi & Fantasy written during Covid-19
6 books — 1 voter

The Corona Diaries by Debra NaylorPandemic Pickup Lines by John Charles HlinkoOn Call by Anthony FauciAlone Together by Garth SteinI Have to Stay Home by Colleen Lemaire
Essential COVID-19 Books for the Classroom
20 books — 1 voter
Issues With Authority by Nadia BulkinThe King in Yellow by I.N.J. CulbardThe Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luis BorgesCell by Stephen KingBird Box by Josh Malerman
Paracontagions, BLITs, Brown Notes and Thought Viruses in Fiction
33 books — 1 voter

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