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Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Lover of the Past: Romances with Hero or Heroine Archaeologist, Historian, Art Restorer, Curator and More
167 books — 70 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Archaeologist/Paleontologist Characters
33 books — 32 voters

Lammas Night by Katherine Kurtz
Wicca and other Pagan-based Fiction
532 books — 974 voters
Pilgrim of the Sky by Natania Barron
Trippy Books
830 books — 892 voters

The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Silhouette Covers
668 books — 195 voters
Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. StevensonFall of Giants by Ken FollettThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanFarthing by Jo Walton
Seasonal Reading Challenge Recommended Books
6,271 books — 4,604 voters

Pemberley by Maria Grace
Best Jane Austen FanFiction
682 books — 945 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingShards of Honour by Lois McMaster BujoldOn Basilisk Station by David WeberThe Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts
Best Series
3,245 books — 9,381 voters

Due Diligence by Sharon Lee
Alliterative Titles
895 books — 123 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
100 books — 2,382 voters

A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carré
Great Books with BLACK Covers
2,101 books — 750 voters
Half Magic by Edward EagerDeryni Rising by Katherine KurtzThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Most Interesting Magic System
2,611 books — 8,703 voters

Garden of Lamentations by Deborah Crombie
Goodreads Choice Awards 2017
880 books — 1,011 voters
Farthing by Jo WaltonHa'penny by Jo WaltonExodus by Leon UrisPenmarric by Susan HowatchCashelmara by Susan Howatch
One Word Titles
2,444 books — 261 voters

Thendara House by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Oathbound by Mercedes LackeyThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyA Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster BujoldOn Basilisk Station by David Weber
Speculative Fiction that Passes the Bechdel Test
836 books — 824 voters
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,399 books — 3,855 voters

The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersIndemnity Only by Sara ParetskyDeception on His Mind by Elizabeth GeorgeThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Fearless Females
764 books — 917 voters
By the Sword by Mercedes LackeyThe Honor of the Queen by David WeberCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinOn Basilisk Station by David WeberCrystal Soldier by Sharon Lee
Strong Heroine Series
1,621 books — 2,085 voters

Shtetl Days by Harry TurtledoveSleeper by Jo WaltonEscape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction by Jo WaltonWakulla Springs by Andy Duncan
The Short Fiction of tor.com
403 books — 238 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerDoomsday Book by Connie WillisScout's Progress by Sharon LeeLocal Custom by Sharon Lee
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,705 books — 1,553 voters

Gossamer Axe by Gael Baudino
Fiction Involving Rock/Pop Music
880 books — 1,021 voters
1635 by David CarricoGossamer Axe by Gael BaudinoCrystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey
Musical Fiction
303 books — 202 voters

Farthing by Jo WaltonHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikSorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. WredeHa'penny by Jo WaltonRuled Britannia by Harry Turtledove
Alternate England
384 books — 309 voters
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanFuzzy Nation by John Scalzi1635 by David CarricoThe Salbine Sisters by Sarah Ettritch
Born in the 1960s - What we've read in 2014
894 books — 42 voters

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanFuzzy Nation by John Scalzi1635 by David CarricoThe Salbine Sisters by Sarah Ettritch
2014: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,476 books — 520 voters
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Magic Tunnel by Caroline D. Emerson
Children's Books set in New York City
568 books — 114 voters

From Generation to Generation by Bettijane Long Eisenpreis
best family histories
44 books — 18 voters
From Generation to Generation by Bettijane Long Eisenpreis
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
921 books — 1,238 voters


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