On Writing by Stephen        KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray BradburyBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Charac... by Marc McCutcheon
Best Books on Writing Fiction
159 books — 111 voters

Watership Down by Richard  AdamsFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Winter of Our Discontent by John SteinbeckBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Adult Novels Ever
75 books — 22 voters

Brokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxThe Year They Burned the Books by Nancy GardenFamous Father Girl by Jamie Bernstein
Incompatible Orientation
101 books — 10 voters

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingEragon by Christopher PaoliniA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffreyDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Dragon Egg
106 books — 17 voters
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
FT Best books of 2021: Fiction
15 books — 10 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleWinter's Tail by Craig HatkoffBehind the Dolphin Smile by Richard O'BarryThe Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
Book Titles with Marine Mammals
526 books — 85 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerNight by Elie WieselMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
favorite non-fiction
2,764 books — 1,121 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,258 books — 10,030 voters

The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouA Painted House by John GrishamLife on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
Coming-of-Age Memoirs
235 books — 162 voters
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. MontgomeryForever... by Judy BlumeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLolita by Vladimir NabokovSophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Fiction Featuring a Teenage Girl
400 books — 25 voters

Night by Elie WieselAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Memoirs by Men
1,681 books — 648 voters

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodCirce by Madeline Miller
women vs the void
236 books — 565 voters

Heidi by Johanna SpyriCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanLittle Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Novels Featuring Grandparents
329 books — 40 voters
The Women by Kristin HannahI Heard There Was a Secret Chord by Daniel J. LevitinPoetry Comics by Grant SniderThat Librarian by Amanda    Jones
Best Books of 2024
788 books — 911 voters

The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussLove You Forever by Robert Munsch
Best Children's Books
5,290 books — 6,658 voters
In the Shadow of Man by Jane GoodallThe Book of Hope by Jane GoodallReason for Hope by Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall, you all
28 books — 3 voters

Watership Down by Richard  AdamsBlack Beauty by Anna SewellCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Best Animal-Themed Books
610 books — 485 voters
The Courage to Care by Christie WatsonMaking Rounds with Oscar by David DosaIntern by Sandeep JauharAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotThe Shift by Theresa Brown
Medical Professional Memoirs
135 books — 32 voters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede JelinekHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Women in Translation
922 books — 302 voters