Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round

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On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussCrafting the Character ARC by Jennie JarvisThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Books for Aspiring Writers
146 books — 121 voters
How to Cook a Tapir by Joan FryThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerRice Paddy Grunt by John M.G. Brown
Jobs, Career, Vocation
670 books — 77 voters

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonDoctor Zhivago by Boris PasternakThe Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. WellsThe Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh LoftingDoctor De Soto by William Steig
Is There a Doctor in the Title?
792 books — 49 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. LeeThe Midwife by Jennifer WorthMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Books with Professions in the Title
987 books — 38 voters

I Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Last Names Derived from Professions
543 books — 28 voters
Chasing Fire by Nora RobertsThings You Save in a Fire by Katherine CenterFirestorm by Iris JohansenSpontaneous Combustion by Bobby HutchinsonSoot Angel by M.A. Petterson
Female Firefighters/Smokejumpers/etc in Fiction
110 books — 10 voters

Maggie for Hire by Kate DanleyLiam for Hire by A. ZukowskiWitches for Hire by Sam ArgentHusband for Hire by Susan WiggsBride for Hire by Jessica Hart
Title contains [____] for Hire in Fiction
101 books — 5 voters

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