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The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
76,194 books — 283,343 voters
Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonEvermore by Alyson Noel
YA Novels by Goodreads Authors
1,833 books — 2,833 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Writers who committed suicide
455 books — 285 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
On Writing by Stephen KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergAPE by Guy Kawasaki
The Art & Business of Writing
82 books — 72 voters

An A - Z of Looney Limericks by Bernie MorrisDad Jokes Christmas Gift Book by Ralph LaneDad Jokes Birthday Gift Book by Ralph LaneSports Jokes Gift Book by Ralph LaneA Dog's Guide to Humans by Karen Davison
Funny Gift Ideas
74 books — 66 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyNorth and South by John JakesRememberings by Sinéad O'ConnorThe Sweet Hereafter by Russell BanksThe Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
Dead in 2023: The Authors We Lost
740 books — 49 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Families of Writers
428 books — 43 voters
Paper Towns by John GreenLooking for Alaska by John Green1984 by George OrwellTime Enough for Love by Robert A. HeinleinHoly Bible by Anonymous
Examples of Male Authors Writing Terrible Female Protagonists
81 books — 42 voters

Lullaby of Love by Rebecca WinningExotic Neurotic by Kenneth Jarrett SingletonAn Old Man by Eric M. BlackBetween The Lines by Céline ZabadAnxiety by Danny Winter
Best Poetry Collections
38 books — 42 voters
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanBeyond Uhura by Nichelle NicholsThe Measure of a Man by Sidney PoitierWolf Hall by Hilary MantelOlivia Newton-John. Don't Stop Believin by Olivia Newton-John
Dead in 2022: The Authors We Lost
612 books — 39 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
Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsBeauty and the Mustache by Penny ReidI'm In No Mood For Love by Rachel GibsonExclusively Yours by Shannon StaceyMan Struggling With Umbrella by P.J. MacNamara
Scribble: Writer Heroes in Contemporary Romance
98 books — 32 voters

Angelo by Silvia VioletLove the Sinner by Avril AshtonLucien by Silvia VioletLove of the Egoist by Nero SealA Sinner Born by Avril Ashton
Mafia / Gay / Romance
74 books — 32 voters
Positive Winning Soul Defeating Prader-Willi Syndrome by Rhoda L. Ross-WilliamsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouWill in the World by Stephen GreenblattOn Writing by Stephen KingWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
Writers' Lives (nonfiction)
367 books — 32 voters

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe Tartar Steppe by Dino BuzzatiThe Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaChrist Stopped at Eboli by Carlo LeviIf This Is a Man • The Truce by Primo Levi
NOTEWORTHY BOOKS BY ITALIAN AUTHORS
173 books — 21 voters
Just Act Normal by ZosofiI Wish That I Could See You Soon by talktowaterRandom Craigslist Missed Connections by fire_juggler_writesIncantation Ink by Otter (AO3)The View From My Window by primroseshows
Sterek - Talented Derek or Stiles
8 books — 12 voters

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteThe Plague by Albert CamusThe December Issue by J. ShepDeath in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas MannThe Seagull by Anton Chekhov
Writers As Characters In Works Of Fiction
78 books — 12 voters
Single White Vampire by Lynsay SandsLandline by Rainbow RowellMan Struggling With Umbrella by P.J. MacNamaraHeart Fortune by Robin D. OwensInsatiable by Meg Cabot
Writer Heroes and Heroines in Paranormal Romance
35 books — 11 voters

IT'S OK TO CRY by Daniel HamelA Sense of Wonder by Katherine PatersonThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Spying Heart by Katherine PatersonWriting Books for Children by Jane Yolen
Writing Children's Books
26 books — 11 voters
Priest by Matthew ColvilleThe Sword of Kaigen by M.L. WangThe Grey Bastards by Jonathan FrenchCity of Burning Shadows by Barbara J. WebbSins of a Sovereignty by Simon (Plague Jack) Watts
SPFBO Finalists
61 books — 7 voters

She Went All the Way by Meg CabotHis Brother's Secret by Debra SalonenAn Accidental Affair by Eric Jerome DickeyIf the Boot Fits by Rebekah WeatherspoonTrue Grandeur by Cal R. Barnes
Screenwriters in Love
24 books — 6 voters
Death of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforFangirl by Rainbow RowellYellowface by R.F. KuangJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Hours by Michael Cunningham
Books About Writers
62 books — 5 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Last Dragon Chronicles Complete Set, Books 1-5 by Chris d'LaceyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodCat's Eye by Margaret AtwoodThe French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
Favorite Author of the Twentieth Century
98 books — 4 voters
Demigods and Monsters by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and Philosophy by David BaggettLuke Skywalker Can't Read by Ryan BrittThe Hunger Games and Philosophy by George A. DunnVeronica Mars and Philosophy by George A. Dunn
Writer On Writer Is Hot
17 books — 2 voters

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
Ajay and the Mumbai Sun by Varsha ShahThe Frank Frankie by Ingrid JonachSadiq and the Newspaper Problem by Siman NuuraliWrite On, Callie Jones by Naomi ZuckerThe Newspaper Club by Beth Vrabel
School Newspapers and Younger Journalists
21 books — 1 voter

A Year Of Living Bradbury; 52 Stories Inspired By Ray Bradbury by Ray DaleyWhen Things Get Dark by Ellen DatlowThe End of the World As We Know It by Christopher GoldenAn Unkindness of Ravens - An Homage to Edgar Allan Poe by David Niall WilsonShort Things by John Gregory Betancourt
Books Inspired By the Work of Other Authors Part I
100 books — 1 voter
Solaris. Stories and Reflections Inspired by Andrei Tarkowsky... by Glynn Owen BarrassGreen Eggs and Horror by Pete NixonGateways by Elizabeth A. HullNew Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond by John Joseph AdamsThe Rack by Tom Deady
Books Inspired By the Work of Other Authors Part II
100 books — 1 voter

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