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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,363 books — 1,777 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Classic Science Fiction - 1960-1969
293 books — 246 voters

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Best Fantasy of the 60s
80 books — 116 voters
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettDear Edward by Ann NapolitanoThe Guest List by Lucy Foley
2020: What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far
726 books — 69 voters

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidDe Rerum Natura by David HillstromThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensBook Lovers by Emily Henry
2022: What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far
763 books — 59 voters
Summer of '69 by Todd StrasserThe Wednesday Wars by Gary D. SchmidtGloss by Marilyn KayeThree Day Summer by Sarvenaz TashThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
YA Fiction set in the 1960s
108 books — 58 voters

An American Marriage by Tayari JonesLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregorySing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far in 2018
672 books — 53 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellAre You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Best Books 1960
133 books — 46 voters

The Midnight Library by Matt HaigEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
2021: What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far
870 books — 46 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Children's Fantasy of the 1960s
87 books — 38 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far in 2017
458 books — 38 voters
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. SchmidtCountdown by Deborah WilesOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaGlory Be by Augusta ScattergoodA Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1960s
194 books — 33 voters

A Winter Away by Elizabeth FairMrs. Tim Carries On by D.E. StevensonThe Lark by E. NesbitBramton Wick by Elizabeth FairSpam Tomorrow by Verily Anderson
Furrowed Middlebrow
95 books — 32 voters
Demon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Violin Conspiracy by Brendan SlocumbThe Housemaid by Freida McFaddenThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantFirst Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
2024: What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read So Far
420 books — 26 voters

The Let Them Theory by Mel RobbinsThe Wedding People by Alison EspachEverything Is Tuberculosis by John GreenAll the Sinners Bleed by S.A. CosbyIn a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
2025: What PEOPLE born BEFORE 1970 Have Read So Far
303 books — 24 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Pigman by Paul ZindelThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul ZindelI Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Hannah Green
1960's Young Adult Standalones
167 books — 23 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Forgotten Door by Alexander KeyThe White Mountains by John ChristopherThe City of Gold and Lead by John ChristopherThe Pool of Fire by John Christopher
Children's Science Fiction of the 1960s
128 books — 22 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleCharlotte Sometimes by Penelope FarmerWhen Marnie Was There by Joan G. RobinsonTime at the Top by Edward OrmondroydThe Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House by Mary Chase
Children's Time Travel Fiction of the 1960s
48 books — 20 voters

Sister of the Bride by Beverly ClearyLight a Single Candle by Beverly ButlerStars in Her Eyes by Betty CavannaThe Stars Hang High by Janet LambertWedding Bells by Janet Lambert
Teen Romance of the 1960s
62 books — 15 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussWhere The Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Children's, Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction of the 1960s
78 books — 13 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellBlack Beauty by Anna SewellHeidi by Johanna SpyriRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Classic Movie Adaptations from before the 1960s
178 books — 13 voters
The Pigman by Paul ZindelThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughLight a Single Candle by Beverly ButlerSister of the Bride by Beverly Cleary
Young Adult Realistic Fiction Published in the 1960s
14 books — 11 voters

Ethan Frome by Edith WhartonThe Sheik by E.M. HullLady Dona by Daphne du MaurierPlaying for Keeps by R.L. MathewsonA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read in 2016
198 books — 10 voters
Het ritsloze nummer by Erica JongA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTender Is the Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldAllegiant by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica Roth
What WOMEN Born in the 1960s Have Read in 2015
248 books — 9 voters

How Not to Die by Michael GregerTinkers by Paul HardingFamous Once by Jane GreenProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirBlood on Their Hands by Bob Brink
2026: What PEOPLE born BEFORE 1970 have read so far
35 books — 8 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas PynchonSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Final Programme by Michael Moorcock
Paranoid Fiction of the 1960s and 1970s
33 books — 6 voters

A First Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes by Frank HampsonBrian Wildsmith's Mother Goose by Brian WildsmithA Second Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes by Ladybird BooksMother Goose by Gyo FujikawaA Third Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes by Ladybird Books
Nursery Rhyme Collections of the 1960s
15 books — 2 voters
Going to Meet the Man by James BaldwinBloodline by Ernest J. GainesEight Men by Richard WrightHue and Cry by James Alan McPhersonSeeds Beneath the Snow by Arthenia Bates Millican
Short Story Collections by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1960s
6 books — 1 voter

Negro Slave Songs in the United States by Miles Mark FisherDisciplines of the Spirit by Howard ThurmanThe Luminous Darkness by Howard ThurmanDeep River and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death by Howard ThurmanWhy We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr.
Christian Religion Published by African-Americans in Decade: 1960s
7 books — 1 voter
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. A Guide for Foreigners by Roland BoerManifesto of the Communist Party, and Principles of Communism by Karl MarxThe Collapse of the Soviet Union by International Communist Sem...Perestroika by Harpal BrarThe East is Still Red - Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martínez
Market Socialisms - Transition Periods
13 books — 1 voter

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