Popular genres

• poetry7,780 books
  • Stabat Mater
  • Jabberwocky
  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• science fiction2,883 books
  • Fahrenheit 451
  • The War of the Worlds
  • Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
• fantasy1,764 books
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• non-fiction896 books
  • The Golden Bough
  • Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
  • Progress and Poverty
• horror fiction822 books
  • Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
  • It
  • Jurassic Park
• crime fiction710 books
  • The Da Vinci Code
  • A Study in Scarlet
  • Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
• essay694 books
  • Capital: A Critique of Political Economy
  • The Gulag Archipelago
  • Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
• historical fiction652 books
  • War and Peace
  • The Count of Monte Cristo
  • The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• comedy467 books
  • Woe from Wit
  • The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
  • Accidental Death of an Anarchist
• mystery fiction398 books
  • A Study in Scarlet
  • The Lost Symbol
  • 4.50 from Paddington
• autobiography387 books
  • The Gulag Archipelago
  • Little Women
  • Confessions
• thriller379 books
  • The Da Vinci Code
  • Jurassic Park
  • Deception Point

Fiction (108)

• science fiction 2,883
• fantasy 1,764
• horror fiction 822
• crime fiction 710
• historical fiction 652
• mystery fiction 398
• thriller 379
• detective fiction 351
• adventure fiction 279
• children's fiction 271
• fiction 254
• young adult fiction 213
• fairy tale 210
• romantic fiction 210
• children's literature 177
• fable 153
• speculative fiction 134
• spy fiction 122
• alternate history 100
• high fantasy 97
• vampire fiction 86
• satire 82
• literary fairy tale 70
• epistolary novel 68
• dystopian fiction 66
• urban fantasy 66
• chivalric romance 66
• romance 66
• Bildungsroman 63
• drama fiction 59
• sword and sorcery 58
• young adult literature 57
• post-apocalyptic fiction 55
• Gothic fiction 53
• short novel 52
• science fantasy 52
• historical fiction 51
• humor 50
• humorous literature 49
• historical fantasy 43
• military fiction 43
• light novel 43
• political fiction 41
• weird fiction 41
• psychological fiction 41
• tale 40
• saga 39
• dark fantasy 39
• techno-thriller 37
• fiction literature 36
• noir fiction 35
• historical mystery 35
• satirical fiction 35
• paranormal romance 32
• children's and young adult literature 30
• philosophical fiction 29
• historical novel 29
• supernatural fiction 27
• psychological thriller 27
• military science fiction 26
• isekai 25
• children's book 25
• parody 25
• steampunk 25

44 more small genres

• autobiographical novel 24
• serialized fiction 24
• magic realist fiction 24
• war novel 24
• picaresque novel 22
• novelization 20
• pulp fiction 20
• epistolary fiction 20
• Western novel 20
• biographical novel 20
• family saga 19
• noir novel 18
• western fiction 18
• crime novel 18
• hard science fiction 17
• science fiction play 17
• children's novel 17
• social fiction 17
• political thriller 16
• nautical fiction 16
• pirate fiction 15
• crossover fiction 15
• Gothic novel 14
• time-travel fiction 14
• social science fiction 14
• philosophical fable 14
• verse novel 13
• developmental novel 13
• thriller novel 13
• paranormal fiction 13
• juvenile fantasy 13
• Arthurian romance 13
• Gothic literature 12
• fantasy literature 12
• war fiction 12
• Lovecraftian horror 11
• coming-of-age fiction 11
• legal thriller 11
• lost world fiction 11
• postmodern fiction 11
• Western 11
• novel of manners 10
• humorous fiction 10
• realist novel 10

Non-fiction (30)

• non-fiction 896
• essay 694
• autobiography 387
• biography 324
• memoir 234
• non-fiction literature 213
• chronicle 92
• historical non-fiction work 92
• treatise 85
• travel book 62
• travel literature 57
• literary criticism 40
• philosophy 37
• encyclopedia 34
• hagiography 32
• religious literature 32
• historiography 30
• diary 30
• reference work 30
• dialogue 30
• popularisation of science 29
• biographical dictionary 28

8 more small genres

• political non-fiction literature 22
• history book 21
• history 20
• religious text 14
• self-help 12
• scientific non-fiction literature 12
• philosophical non-fiction literature 10
• dialogue 10

Poetry and drama (26)

• poetry 7,780
• comedy 467
• lyric poetry 312
• tragedy 194
• drama 148
• Tang poetry 132
• epic poem 113
• song 88
• zarzuela 61
• epigram 60
• comedy 47
• narrative poetry 47
• theatre 37
• tragicomedy 31
• bourgeois tragedy 26
• drama television series 26

10 more small genres

• prose poetry 23
• black comedy 19
• space opera 19
• epic literature 16
• epic 16
• love poetry 15
• romantic comedy 12
• comedy drama 11
• drama film 10
• morality play 10

Comics and manga (20)

• adventure anime and manga 82
• comic 48
• science fantasy anime and manga 34
• comedy anime and manga 34
• comedy drama anime and manga 27
• slice of life anime and manga 27
• graphic novel 26
• coming-of-age anime and manga 26
• fantasy anime and manga 25

11 more small genres

• drama anime and manga 24
• romantic comedy anime and manga 24
• dark fantasy anime and manga 22
• high fantasy anime and manga 22
• comic novel 19
• romance anime and manga 15
• action anime and manga 14
• martial arts anime and manga 13
• sword and sorcery anime and manga 11
• psychological anime and manga 10
• steampunk anime and manga 10

Other (54)

• LGBT-related literature 161
• prose 58
• Taoist literature 58
• crime literature 53
• erotica 48
• epistle 44
• Þáttr 37
• high literature 35
• spokon 33
• chanson de geste 29
• literary realism 28
• Posse mit Gesang 26
• suspense in literature 26

41 more small genres

• ballad 24
• cookbook 23
• detective literature 21
• narrative 20
• gamebook 20
• farce 19
• dystopian literature 19
• true crime 19
• commentary 19
• erotic literature 18
• realism 18
• ghost story 17
• xiaoshuo 16
• revue 16
• rabbinic literature 16
• specialized literature 15
• picture book 15
• didactic literature 14
• doctoral thesis 14
• popular science literature 13
• duma 13
• merveilleux scientifique 13
• ode 13
• hymn 13
• textbook 12
• postcyberpunk 12
• whodunit 12
• police procedural 12
• roman à clef 11
• polemical lampoon 11
• legend 11
• aggadah 11
• elegy 11
• tabletop role-playing game 11
• midrash 11
• yearbook 11
• cyberpunk 10
• yuri 10
• monograph 10
• catechism 10
• metafiction 10