American't dream : stories about trying, and failing, to get ahead in America
The audiophile's audio file : audiobooks to get you through any situation
Daisy Dukes : short story collections that will actually make you like short stories
The graphic self : graphic memoirs & biographies that will leave their mark
Meta textuals : books about books, libraries, book shops, and book nerds
My family is weirder than yours : fiction and non-fiction about totally dysfunctional families
Peculiarly true : crazy true stories you just can't make up
Reel good books : books-into-movies that won't make you gag
Southern discomfort : spooky reads set in the American south
Tales of woe, tales of whoa : tearjerkers that will make you snot all over the place
Too cool for school : titles your high school english teacher should've assigned or maybe did but you were skipping class that week
Tricksters, fakers, and cheats, oh my! : books about con artists and the people they scam
Very truly yours : books written in the form of letters, email, diary entries, and more
What not to read while drinking milk : humorous fiction, memoirs, and essays that will make milk squirt from your nose
YA for the not so YA : young adult books that everyone will dig
Appendix. Master checklist.