Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainMy Life in France by Julia ChildGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlBlood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,387 books — 1,753 voters
Wild by Cheryl StrayedEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,219 books — 1,994 voters

That Sounds Fun by Annie F. Downs
Self-Help Published in Year: 2021
42 books — 12 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
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32,961 books — 125,110 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Stories For Book Lovers
8,518 books — 9,049 voters

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Best for Book Clubs
15,507 books — 20,021 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty  SmithThe Help by Kathryn StockettMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Best Young Adult Books
13,357 books — 80,680 voters