The Artist's Way by Julia CameronSimple Abundance by Sarah Ban BreathnachOn Becoming a Person by Carl R. RogersThe Re-enchantment of Everyday Life by Thomas  MooreThe Wealthy Barber by David Chilton
Best Self Help Books
2,274 books — 2,325 voters
The Origin of Species by Charles DarwinOn The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus CopernicusThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Gutenberg Bible by Martin     DaviesDeclaration of Independence, Constitution of the United State... by Founding Fathers
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,280 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnAmerican Nations by Colin WoodardNames on the Land by George R. StewartFantasyland by Kurt AndersenConfederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz
Best American History Books
2,108 books — 2,468 voters
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. SayersThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieThe Franchise Affair by Josephine TeyA Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Bloomsbury 100 Must Read Crime Novels
100 books — 125 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHamlet by William ShakespeareHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
920 books — 2,383 voters
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeFrederica by Georgette HeyerHoliday in Death by J.D. RobbMorris's Disappearing Bag by Rosemary WellsTwo for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
Best Humorous Books
4,290 books — 7,885 voters

Naked in Death by J.D. RobbStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersSweet Starfire by Jayne Ann KrentzLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,358 books — 2,806 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieFive Children and It by E. NesbitThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Children's Lit Before 1923
243 books — 111 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan PoeCatch-22 by Joseph HellerMacbeth by William ShakespeareBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dark Books Ever
1,057 books — 1,618 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienLittle, Big by John CrowleyWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels
100 books — 42 voters

Bootlegger's Daughter by Margaret MaronPersonal by Lee ChildWhat Rose Forgot by Nevada BarrUnder Currents by Nora RobertsBlue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon
Books Set in North Carolina
559 books — 91 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christian AndersenWalden & Civil Disobedience by Henry David ThoreauA Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Books That Shaped Me...
445 books — 150 voters
Secret Prey by John SandfordSpirit Lake by MacKinlay KantorBlacklist by Sara ParetskyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainIron Lake by William Kent Krueger
Novels of the American Midwest
333 books — 158 voters

Rules of Prey by John SandfordApprentice in Death by J.D. RobbA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessSilver Linings by Jayne Ann KrentzThe Da Vinci Code by Dan    Brown
Kept Me Up All Night
533 books — 323 voters
Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCandide by Voltaire
Best Philosophical Literature
1,145 books — 2,747 voters

The 39 Steps by John BuchanSix Days of the Condor by James GradyThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy GilmanPuppet on a Chain by Alistair MacLeanThe Salzburg Connection by Helen MacInnes
Espionage
972 books — 1,001 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Last Policeman by Ben H. WintersThe Dog Stars by Peter HellerStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
This Is the End...
997 books — 1,588 voters

Storm Front by Jim  ButcherDead Witch Walking by Kim HarrisonGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonRosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuireCry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Best Urban Fantasy SERIES
725 books — 3,753 voters
Why I Live at the P.O. by Eudora WeltyThe Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories by O. HenryThe Complete Saki by SakiHangman's Holiday by Dorothy L. SayersThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Best Short Story Collections
1,551 books — 850 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensGreywalker by Kat RichardsonSparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuireThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Ghost Stories
1,471 books — 1,876 voters
Naked in Death by J.D. RobbThe Maggie B. by Irene HaasBusman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. SayersStill Life by Louise PennyThree-Day Town by Margaret Maron
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,759 books — 8,696 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Grand Sophy by Georgette HeyerLord of Scoundrels by Loretta ChaseRavished by Amanda QuickEthan Frome by Edith Wharton
All Time Favorite Romance Novels
5,486 books — 12,510 voters
Keeper of the Heart by Johanna LindseySweet Starfire by Jayne Ann KrentzA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasThe Hot Zone by Jayne CastleWarrior's Woman by Johanna Lindsey
Epic Fantasy Romance
719 books — 1,240 voters

Five Children and It by E. NesbitThe Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul GaldoneOur Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm by Alice ProvensenThe Borrowers by Mary NortonGeorge and Martha by James  Marshall
Best Children's Books
5,280 books — 6,642 voters
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia QuinnRainwater by Sandra       BrownMr. Perfect by Linda HowardChasing Fire by Nora Roberts
Best Romance Novels 2000-present
226 books — 122 voters

Secrets of the Convent and Confessional by Julia McNair WrightCruel Shoes by Steve  MartinThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick WarrenNo, David! by David ShannonRiver of Shame by Maureen K. Hughes
The Worst Books of All Time
8,175 books — 19,866 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHidden Riches by Nora RobertsHeart of Fire by Linda HowardNaked in Death by J.D. RobbLord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Best Romance Books Ever
3,279 books — 3,250 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,563 books — 10,149 voters
Rules of Prey by John SandfordNaked in Death by J.D. RobbThe Blessing Way by Tony HillermanThe Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline GrahamThe Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall
Best Police Procedurals - Mystery Fiction
1,073 books — 820 voters