• The best books illustrating the contradictions between humanity and its often savage inhumanity
• The best urban fantasy books with marvelous monsters
• The best mystery books featuring rogue women who spend lots of time outdoors
• The best books for time travel on lonely roads
• The best books for communing, joyfully and respectfully, with wild animals
• The best non-fiction books for cat lovers
• The best children’s poetry collections about nature
• The best mysteries that transport you into the great outdoors
• The best eco-fantasy books with forests and gardens
• The best books with unconventional, stubborn, loyal characters with explorer’s hearts
• The best books about wild animals and the humans that care for them
• The best books of women’s true stories
• The best picture books celebrating cities
• The best books that capture the essence of small town Wisconsin