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The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths
Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2014
128 books — 369 voters
Silence For the Dead by Simone St. James
Historical Fiction 2014
376 books — 1,974 voters

Cold Days by Jim ButcherChild of Fire by Harry ConnollyGhost Story by Jim ButcherLibriomancer by Jim C. HinesJack of Kinrowan by Charles de Lint
Contemporary Fantasy for Guys
724 books — 625 voters
2312 by Kim Stanley RobinsonKitty Steals the Show by Carrie VaughnLibriomancer by Jim C. HinesDiscount Armageddon by Seanan McGuireShadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012
425 books — 720 voters

Blackout by Connie WillisAll Clear by Connie Willis
The Best Time Travel Books of All Time
802 books — 1,671 voters
The Promise of Stardust by Priscille SibleyGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Last Camellia by Sarah JioThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Good House by Ann Leary
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,187 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferAngry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna LandvikA Year on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
692 books — 1,175 voters
Between, Georgia by Joshilyn JacksonGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison AllenFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Quirky Southern Fiction
963 books — 1,912 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Best Bibliomystery Books
238 books — 107 voters
In the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Likeness by Tana FrenchFaithful Place by Tana FrenchHaunted Ground by Erin HartLake of Sorrows by Erin Hart
Best Irish Books
686 books — 603 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Books of 2012 - Patron Choices
45 books — 50 voters
The Hollows Insider by Kim HarrisonThe Sookie Stackhouse Companion by Charlaine Harris
Insider's Guides, Official Guides, and Companion Novels
42 books — 18 voters

Cover of Snow by Jenny MilchmanA Dying Fall by Elly GriffithsThe Book of Killowen by Erin Hart
most anticipated mysteries 2013
149 books — 544 voters
Broken Harbour by Tana FrenchFaithful Place by Tana FrenchThe Likeness by Tana FrenchIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Pure in Heart by Susan Hill
A Niche Reader's List of Mystery Fiction for 2012
79 books — 48 voters

In the Woods by Tana FrenchCircle of Friends by Maeve BinchyLake of Sorrows by Erin HartFaithful Place by Tana FrenchHaunted Ground by Erin Hart
Best Fiction Set in Ireland
814 books — 543 voters
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Magical Realism
435 books — 627 voters

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenChocolat by Joanne HarrisThe Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Features Food Magic
67 books — 99 voters
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterMoonheart by Charles de LintCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Modern day character meets fantasyland
181 books — 71 voters
The Midwife's Tale by Sam ThomasThe Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Historical Fiction 2013
386 books — 2,104 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Lantern by Deborah LawrensonA Dark Dividing by Sarah RayneGhost Song by Sarah RayneThe Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse
Best Supernatural books, no romance, no series
174 books — 70 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Fantasy Books Set in Two Worlds
639 books — 630 voters

The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston
Women's Fiction 2012
52 books — 129 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)
1,288 books — 927 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteThe Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
Historical romances with more substance than your average wallpaper setting
535 books — 863 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Best Books About Loving Books
374 books — 511 voters

The Little Ice Age by Brian M. Fagan
Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology
478 books — 170 voters
In Cold Pursuit by Sarah Andrews
Stories set in Antarctica
89 books — 84 voters

A Bitter Truth by Charles ToddThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe World of Downton Abbey by Jessica FellowesThe House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons
Downton Abbey-esque Books
599 books — 997 voters
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
School Novels
106 books — 151 voters