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The Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe House at Riverton by Kate MortonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Past-Present Books
377 books — 546 voters
Escape by Carolyn JessopThe Unlikely Disciple by Kevin RooseThe Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
Christian Culture
75 books — 62 voters

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
Richard And Judy Spring Book Club 2012
8 books — 97 voters
Snow Angels by James Thompson
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
315 books — 678 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
6,271 books — 4,606 voters
The Cider House Rules by John IrvingCarrie by Stephen KingEmpire Falls by Richard RussoEthan Frome by Edith WhartonThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
New England Books
760 books — 373 voters

Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael PopekPostSecret by Frank WarrenCake Wrecks by Jen YatesCreepiosity by David Bickel
Found, Submitted
66 books — 41 voters
Heaven by V.C. AndrewsThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Giver by Lois LowryThere's a Bat in Bunk Five by Paula Danziger
Young Adult Series Books published in the '80s & '90s
696 books — 578 voters

Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine HarrisWolfsbane and Mistletoe by Charlaine HarrisTeeth by Ellen DatlowStrange Brew by P.N. ElrodHex Appeal by P.N. Elrod
Best Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy Anthologies
172 books — 276 voters
Dreams Underfoot by Charles de LintThe Ivory and the Horn by Charles de LintThe Green Man by Ellen DatlowTapping the Dream Tree by Charles de LintMoonlight and Vines by Charles de Lint
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
523 books — 297 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
811 books — 1,053 voters
Possession by A.S. ByattThe Tenth Gift by Jane JohnsonThe Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HoweThe Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig
Dual Time Romances
259 books — 678 voters

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,049 books — 2,346 voters
Possession by A.S. ByattConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory MaguireThe Robber Bride by Margaret AtwoodBeauty by Sheri S. TepperBriar Rose by Jane Yolen
Endicott's Fairy Tales List
72 books — 64 voters

Practical Magic by Alice HoffmanChocolat by Joanne HarrisThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HoweA Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Wicca and other Pagan-based Fiction
532 books — 975 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,856 books — 2,215 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyYarrow by Charles de Lint
Highbrow Fantasy Books
416 books — 623 voters
A Perfect Blood by Kim HarrisonShadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2012
180 books — 323 voters

Fever by Lauren DeStefanoShadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Book we're looking forward to for 2012
204 books — 303 voters
Moonheart by Charles de Lint
Minstrels, Bards, Harpers
100 books — 45 voters

Silent in the Grave by Deanna RaybournDark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna RaybournThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingSilent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
898 books — 1,183 voters
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen SimonsonThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingA Royal Pain by Rhys BowenRoyal Flush by Rhys BowenRoyal Blood by Rhys Bowen
Best Books to Make into a PBS Series
457 books — 376 voters

Bel Canto by Ann PatchettThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Best for Book Clubs
14,377 books — 18,188 voters
A Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteDay After Night by Anita DiamantThe Winds of War by Herman WoukWar and Remembrance by Herman WoukSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
696 books — 580 voters

Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle MagorianThe Winds of War by Herman Wouk
World War II Fiction
1,274 books — 1,974 voters
The Dark Enquiry by Deanna RaybournSmokin' Seventeen by Janet EvanovichThe Magician King by Lev GrossmanRiver Marked by Patricia Briggs
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2011
612 books — 1,713 voters

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysDead in the Family by Charlaine HarrisA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessThe Weird Sisters by Eleanor BrownIndia Black by Carol K. Carr
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,241 books — 6,632 voters
Tam Lin by Pamela DeanConfessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory MaguireThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyThe Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,784 books — 9,159 voters

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Boil Boil Toil and Trouble
234 books — 100 voters
The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne
British Chick Lit
307 books — 358 voters