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Topreads ranks 160,000+ books by rating, popularity, and confidence — then shows you where to borrow, buy, or read them legally.
Browse by genre
All genres →Fiction
92,764 books
Contemporary · Literary Fiction · Realistic Fiction
Literary & Classics
10,327 books
Classics · Literature · Poetry
Romance
63,787 books
Contemporary Romance · Historical Romance · Fantasy Romance
Mystery, Thriller & Crime
34,624 books
Mystery · Thriller · Crime
Fantasy
35,808 books
Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
Science Fiction
13,264 books
Space Opera · Dystopia · Cyberpunk
Horror & Dark Fiction
19,743 books
Horror · Gothic · Paranormal
Historical Fiction
22,960 books
Historical · War · World War II
Young Adult & Children
24,789 books
Young Adult · New Adult · Middle Grade
Comics, Manga & Graphic Novels
10,046 books
Comics · Graphic Novels · Manga
Non-Fiction
34,998 books
Reference · Journalism · Cookbooks
Biography & Memoir
11,306 books
Biography · Memoir · Autobiography
More than one way to rank
Popularity is not the only signal. Each list answers a different question about what is worth reading.
Popular & Highly Rated
Books that are both widely read and loved, ranked by the Topreads score.
Highest Confidence
Books whose high rating is backed by a large, trustworthy number of ratings.
Hidden Gems
Excellent books that fewer people have found yet — high ratings from modest audiences.
Public-Domain Classics
Beloved classics available through free, legal public-domain editions.
Most Reviewed
The books readers write about the most.
How Topreads works
Collect signals
We start from a large dataset of highly rated books: ratings, rating counts, and review counts across 1,000+ genre tags.
Rank transparently
Every list uses an explicit, documented formula that balances how loved a book is with how widely it has been read.
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