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    Genres

    Supergenres

    • Fiction and Literature
    • Nonfiction

    Genres

    • Anthropology
    • Art & Design
    • Biography & Memoir
    • Business
    • Christian Fiction
    • Economics
    • Fantasy
    • Food & Cooking
    • General Fiction
    • General Nonfiction
    • Graphic Novels & Comics
    • Health & Wellness
    • Historical Fiction
    • History
    • Home & Garden
    • Horror
    • LGBTQ+
    • Literature Studies and Criticism
    • Music
    • Mystery
    • Philosophy
    • Poetry
    • Politics and Government
    • Reference
    • Religion & Spirituality
    • Romance
    • Science & Nature
    • Science Fiction
    • Sexuality and Gender Studies
    • Sociology
    • Sports and Leisure
    • Suspense & Thriller
    • Technology
    • Travel

    Age-Based Genres

    • Children's Books
    • Picture Books
    • Kids
    • Tween
    • Teen
    • Young Adult

    New Books

    • Recent Fiction
    • Recent Nonfiction

    Experiments

    • Falconry
    • Hunting and Fishing

    What are Genres?

    LibraryThing genres divide the world of books into a small number of high-level categories familiar to all readers.

    Genres are calculated from tags as well as classification systems developed by libraries, publishers and bookstores (LCC, LCSH, DDC/MDS, BISAC, BIC). Members can change classifications for themselves, and with enough confirmation, these can potentially change the system itself.

    For much more about LibraryThing Genres, see Introducing GenreThing on Talk.

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