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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingCarol’s Christmas Cheer by Tara TostenHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Boarding School Stories
971 books — 1,216 voters
The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan PoeThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDubliners by James Joyce
Best Short Stories
1,760 books — 1,043 voters

Dubliners by James JoyceNine Stories by J.D. SalingerThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Best Short Story Collections
1,559 books — 861 voters
Love Least Expected by Meredith BondForever Friends by Shelagh WatkinsEnd of the Road by Jacques AntoineGetting Lucky by J.L. BeckThe Adventure of Creation by Holly Lisle
Best Anthologies
1,129 books — 775 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937
365 books — 726 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Dramatic Love Stories
454 books — 723 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEndurance by Alfred LansingInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best True Survival Stories
422 books — 547 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Witching Hour by Anne RiceTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Best Supernatural Fiction
1,005 books — 505 voters

The Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose BierceBartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville
Best Short Stories of All Time
611 books — 384 voters
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil GaimanFragile Things by Neil GaimanThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna ClarkeThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
526 books — 295 voters

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingGeektastic by Holly BlackLet It Snow by John GreenA Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica SpotswoodZombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black
YA Short Stories & Collections
521 books — 263 voters
Chocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterJulie and Julia by Julie PowellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Nouvelle Cuisine
366 books — 248 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinMarley and Me by John GroganA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronScent of the Missing by Susannah CharlesonJames Herriot's Dog Stories by James Herriot
Dog Lovers List
364 books — 243 voters
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzWait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil GaimanMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Spooky books for Kids
243 books — 201 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Auschwitz Escape by Joel C. RosenbergThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Awesome Reads
493 books — 160 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFallen by Lauren KateMarked by P.C. Cast
Worst Long, Drawn-Out Series
160 books — 139 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanWait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnDeep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing HahnThe Doll in the Garden by Mary Downing HahnThe Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn
Middle Grade Ghost Stories
266 books — 116 voters
Detour from Normal by Ken DicksonCome to the Edge by Christina HaagForty Autumns by Nina WillnerWho Said It Couldn't Be Done? by MS Denise JonesTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Best True Stories List
160 books — 76 voters

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken LiuWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka ArimahStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangA Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia BerlinNight at the Fiestas by Kirstin Valdez Quade
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Contemporary Short Story Collections
121 books — 73 voters
The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe Valley of Unknowing by Philip SingtonIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Books within Books
78 books — 71 voters

What Went Missing and What Got Found by Fatima ShaikDrinking Coffee Elsewhere by Z.Z. PackerBefore You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle EvansThe Best of Simple by Langston HughesAll Aunt Hagar's Children by Edward P. Jones
Great African American Short Story Collections
133 books — 63 voters
Sunset Boulevard by Billy WilderThe Great Movies by Roger EbertJoan Crawford by Lawrence J. QuirkLeading Ladies by Turner Classic MoviesPast Imperfect by Mark C. Carnes
The Silver Screen
313 books — 40 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Fate of Lily Knowles by H.B. MorrisFantastic Mr Fox by Roald DahlThe Theater of Dusk by Lizbeth GabrielDear Beloved Son by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
Short and Sweet
102 books — 34 voters
Bad Apple by Edward HemingwayYou Will Be My Friend! by Peter BrownBoy + Bot by Ame DyckmanFrog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelSquid and Octopus Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu
Friendship Storytime
58 books — 31 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPersuasion by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Love Stories (not just Romance)
94 books — 29 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferChocolat by Joanne HarrisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Delectable Literature
73 books — 28 voters

Betsy-Tacy and Tib by Maud Hart LovelaceThe Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlFive Children and It by E. NesbitThe Faraway Tree Stories by Enid Blyton
Best Read-Aloud Bedtime Stories Ages 6-8 (no pictures)
66 books — 27 voters
The Penguin Book of Witches by Katherine HoweThe Penguin Book of the Undead by Scott G. BruceThe Penguin Book of Ghost Stories by Michael NewtonThe Penguin Book of Mermaids by Cristina BacchilegaThe Penguin Book of English Folktales by Neil Philip
The Penguin Book of…
154 books — 20 voters

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix PotterThe Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter
26 books — 17 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Last Sun by K.D. EdwardsThe Hourglass Throne by K.D. EdwardsThe Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards
Very Good Series/Trilogies
127 books — 17 voters

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