2026 Reading Challenge

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Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
African Fiction
600 books — 428 voters
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahPush by SapphireTrue to the Game by Teri WoodsB-More Careful by Shannon HolmesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Good Urban Literature
165 books — 293 voters

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassDreams from My Father by Barack ObamaBlack Boy by Richard Wright
African American Lives
458 books — 207 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Darkest Child by Delores Phillips
Contemporary Black Women's Literature
569 books — 233 voters

Perfect Peace by Daniel BlackThe Darkest Child by Delores PhillipsBefore I Forget by Leonard Pitts Jr.Silver Sparrow by Tayari JonesThe Untelling by Tayari Jones
The Best African-American Dysfunctional Family Novels
24 books — 12 voters
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahThe Cartel by Ashley AntoinetteThe Cartel 2 by Ashley AntoinetteThe Cartel 3 by Ashley AntoinetteAddicted by Zane
The Hottest Urban Fiction
416 books — 471 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on Family Grounds by Susan RowlandThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Best "World" Mysteries, Thrillers, Detectives, and Suspense...
1,124 books — 880 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCall Me By Your Name by André AcimanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzMaurice by E.M. ForsterThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Gay Fiction
2,663 books — 3,866 voters