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The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteJourney to the West by Biao Wang
Best Narrative Nonfiction
178 books — 156 voters
Paulyanna International Rent-boy by Paul Douglas LovellThe Las Vegas Madam by Jami RodmanThe Happy Hooker by Xaviera HollanderMattress Actress by Annika CleevePaid For by Rachel Moran
Sex Worker Memoirs
196 books — 107 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Help by Kathryn StockettLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottMadame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Huffington Post: Good Books Every Woman Should Read
109 books — 82 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiBecoming by Michelle ObamaLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
100 Best Female Biographies and Autobiographies
421 books — 81 voters

HomoAmerican - The Secret Society by Michael K. DaneRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsFun Home by Alison BechdelBoy Erased by Garrard ConleyNaturally Tan by Tan France
Best Gay Memoirs
197 books — 74 voters
Lessons Learned by Laurie KossCivilianized by Michael AnthonyUprooted by Peter J. BoniRian Field by Krista WagnerThe Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer
memoir-ptsd
61 books — 71 voters

A Life in Secrets by Sarah HelmThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerA Woman in Berlin by AnonymousWe Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. Norman
Women In World War II---Non-Fiction
224 books — 62 voters
1776 by David McCulloughJohn Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonWashington by Ron Chernow
USA History Books to read (nonfiction)
123 books — 60 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Bitter Past by Bruce BorgosHeidi by Johanna SpyriMan Hunt by Vanessa ValeInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Mountains on the Cover
405 books — 60 voters
Mermaid by Eileen CroninThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThis Childhood of Mine by Laura Meer BarkleyNegative Space by Lilly DancygerEducated by Tara Westover
If You Liked The Glass Castle, Try These
26 books — 55 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. MilneLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Cider House Rules by John Irving
Our house in the middle of our street
290 books — 54 voters
It Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyWe Got Zombies on the Lawn Again, Ma by Donnie SmithBuck by M.K. AsanteOrphan Train by Christina Baker KlineThe Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
Best Books of 2013 that are NOT erotica!
70 books — 50 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithThe Punk-Rock Queen of the Jews by Chef RossiBrooklyn by Colm TóibínAnother Brooklyn by Jacqueline WoodsonMad Dog House by Mark Rubinstein
Brooklyn, New York (fiction and nonfiction)
59 books — 48 voters
An Ishmael of Syria by Asaad AlmohammadCoffee & Orange Blossoms by Nate Scholzجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebThe Gift of Rumi by Emily Jane O'DellLa Biographie Du Prophète Mouhammad, Le Nectar Cacheté by Ar-Rahik
Best Books for Understanding Middle Eastern Culture
145 books — 44 voters

Becoming by Michelle ObamaLove, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson by Tara T. GreenSee Me Naked by Tara T. Green#SayHerName by Kimberlé CrenshawThe Mother of Black Hollywood by Jenifer Lewis
Black Women: Biography, Autobiography, Personal Essays, and Memoir (nonfiction)
371 books — 40 voters
A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryRu by Kim ThúyKnives, Seasoning, & A Dash of Love by Katrina KwanDo Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine ThienA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Asian Canadian Authors
121 books — 39 voters

Wishful Drinking by Carrie FisherI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyBossypants by Tina FeyI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiAs You Wish by Cary Elwes
I am a celebrity let me write.
260 books — 36 voters
Founding Mothers by Cokie RobertsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Woman Behind the New Deal by Kirstin DowneyMadam Secretary by Madeleine K. AlbrightFreedom's Daughters by Lynne Olson
Women in the U.S.
251 books — 33 voters

22 daydreams by Chris RoseWood, Talc And Mr. J by Chris RoseThe Porn Detective by Stevie TurnerGrit by Karl WigginsOnce Upon a Road Trip by Angela N. Blount
Fave Autobiographical Books
63 books — 33 voters
One of a Kind by Nolan DallaThe Dark Side of the Felt by Tyler NalsThe Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King by Michael CraigThe Biggest Game in Town by Al ÁlvarezTrademark Big Deal by Anthony Holden
Poker Players, Gamblers, and Casino Bosses
44 books — 32 voters

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyKing City by Brandon GrahamThe Man with no Libido by Jason BrowneThe Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin HicksOrc Stain, Vol. 1 by James Stokoe
Best Indie Comics out there
65 books — 31 voters
Boy by Roald DahlSmile by Raina TelgemeierMy Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane GoodallRed Scarf Girl by Ji-li JiangSmall Steps by Peg Kehret
Autobiographies for Kids
32 books — 31 voters

Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisThe Color of Law by Richard RothsteinConspiracy in the Streets by Jon WienerDetroit by Charlie LeDuffThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Histories of United States Cities I (nonfiction)
275 books — 31 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy1984 by George OrwellAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
I Won't Die Before I Read These:
82 books — 30 voters

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund MorrisTheodore Rex by Edmund MorrisThe River of Doubt by Candice MillardMornings on Horseback by David McCulloughColonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
Theodore Roosevelt Books (nonfiction)
60 books — 30 voters
Dreams from My Father by Barack ObamaThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaRenegade by Richard WolffeShowdown by David CornThe Promise by Jonathan Alter
President Obama (fiction and nonfiction)
84 books — 29 voters

Young Donald by Michael BennettThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisThe Maidens by Alex MichaelidesSomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. FordOne Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
The Ultimate Summer 2021 Reading List
23 books — 29 voters
American Sphinx by Joseph J. EllisThomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings by Annette Gordon-ReedThomas Jefferson by Jon MeachamThomas Jefferson by Christopher HitchensThe Pirate Coast by Richard Zacks
Jeffersonian Books (fiction and nonfiction)
80 books — 28 voters

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusSpare by Prince HarryThe Maid by Nita ProseMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidHell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
2023: What People Born in the 1980's are Reading in 2023
900 books — 27 voters
Daddy's Hobby by Owen JonesBangkok 8 by John BurdettEveryone Burns by John DolanLetters from Thailand by BotanBangkok Haunts by John Burdett
Terrific Thailand
56 books — 26 voters

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