The Huntress by Kate QuinnThe Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeThe Lost Girls of Paris by Pam JenoffLost Roses by Martha Hall KellyAmerican Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton
Historical Fiction 2019
415 books — 655 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
692 books — 1,175 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best for Book Clubs
14,378 books — 18,190 voters

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanA Conjuring of Light by V.E. SchwabCaraval by Stephanie Garber
Best Books of 2017
1,743 books — 3,084 voters
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn GreenwoodWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiThe Girls by Emma ClineThe Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix SweeneyThe Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
Book of the Month Club Picks
190 books — 86 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonSophie's Choice by William StyronThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxThe Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
National Book Award Winners
240 books — 203 voters



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