The Meaning of Liff by Douglas AdamsA Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss
The Cryptolex List
46 books — 24 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleA Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. GainesA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Louisiana Fiction
194 books — 156 voters

Inferno by Dante AlighieriSandman Slim by Richard KadreyThe Sandman, Vol. 4 by Neil Gaiman
Best Fictional Version of Hell
60 books — 84 voters
American Stories by Calvin TrillinTake Time for Paradise by A. Bartlett GiamattiNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
Best/Favorite Books of Essays
552 books — 247 voters

Hiroshima by John HerseyThe Annotated Archy and Mehitabel by Don MarquisBlur by Bill KovachAll Those Mornings . . . At the Post by Shirley PovichLove Is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield
Books by Journalists
438 books — 106 voters
The Big Bankroll by Leo KatcherHonor Thy Father by Gay Talese
True Crime - Organized Crime, Mafia
56 books — 50 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisInstructions by Neil GaimanWitches Abroad by Terry PratchettThe 13 Clocks by James Thurber
Fractured/ Retellings Fairytales
280 books — 285 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonLirael by Garth NixSabriel by Garth NixA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Confusion by Neal Stephenson
Best Female Lead Characters
4,829 books — 5,834 voters

The Book of Three by Lloyd AlexanderA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWolf Hall by Hilary MantelLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderSabriel by Garth Nix
Best Series
3,247 books — 9,383 voters
Blessings in Disguise by Alec GuinnessAs You Wish by Cary ElwesJust Kids by Patti Smith
Best Show Business Memoirs/Biographies
421 books — 380 voters

The World of Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseWinesburg, Ohio by Sherwood AndersonThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleTime Travellers Strictly Cash by Spider RobinsonCallahan's Crosstime Saloon by Spider Robinson
Best Short Stories
1,754 books — 1,048 voters
Sabriel by Garth NixAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHogfather by Terry PratchettThe Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
Most Interesting Magic System
2,617 books — 8,721 voters

The Food of a Younger Land by Mark KurlanskyWhat Einstein Told His Cook by Robert L. WolkeThe Gallery of Regrettable Food by James LileksCookWise by Shirley O. CorriherBest Food Writing 2010 by Holly Hughes
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,220 books — 1,632 voters
Unseen Academicals by Terry PratchettUser Friendly by Spider RobinsonUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudUnshelved by Gene AmbaumUnderstanding Knowledge As a Commons by Charlotte Hess
Good Books that Begin with U
343 books — 68 voters

Chesapeake Bay Cooking by John ShieldsMastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia ChildJeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton BauerThe Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern by Matt LeeThe Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis
A World of Wonderful Cook Books
494 books — 55 voters
Chesapeake Bay Cooking by John ShieldsI'm Just Here for the Food by Alton BrownCookWise by Shirley O. CorriherI'm Just Here for More Food by Alton BrownBakeWise by Shirley O. Corriher
Cookbooks I Often Use
502 books — 77 voters

Broken Horses by Brandi CarlileWait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns GoodwinIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann JacobsFifty Acres and a Poodle by Jeanne Marie LaskasRelish by Lucy Knisley
Memoirs by Women
2,949 books — 2,995 voters

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Great Debut Novels
1,567 books — 1,462 voters
Instructions by Neil GaimanMirrorMask by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettNeverwhere by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Best of Neil Gaiman
113 books — 509 voters

Redshirts by John ScalziRainbows End by Vernor VingeThe Water Knife by Paolo BacigalupiReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Android's Dream by John Scalzi
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,156 books — 8,896 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSphere by Michael CrichtonThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Most Over Hyped and Annoying Books Ever
567 books — 603 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeEddie and the Cruisers by P.F. KlugeThe Body by Robin WaterfieldThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Movie is As Good as the Book
48 books — 5 voters
Richard II by William ShakespeareThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliDr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 541 voters

In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayParis to the Moon by Adam GopnikThe Greater Journey by David McCullough
Favorite Travel Books
2,014 books — 3,938 voters
The Shining by Stephen        KingIt by Stephen        KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen        KingNight Shift by Stephen        KingSkeleton Crew by Stephen        King
Best of Stephen King
186 books — 3,864 voters

The New Science of Learning by Terry DoyleMaking Learning Whole by David N. PerkinsHow Learning Works by Susan A. AmbroseTeaching Naked by José Antonio BowenRadical Presence by Mary Rose O'Reilley
Best Books for Teaching and Learning
165 books — 29 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonRaney by Clyde EdgertonThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinLysistrata by AristophanesKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Feminist Fiction
1,496 books — 2,656 voters