Big Books of 2026

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BREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstIn the Land of Invented Languages by Arika OkrentThe Unfolding of Language by Guy DeutscherThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonThrough the Language Glass by Guy Deutscher
Books for Language Lovers
201 books — 73 voters
Trust the Focus by Megan EricksonBlack Iris by Leah RaederCam Girl by Leah RaederThe Understatement of the Year by Sarina BowenFocus on Me by Megan Erickson
LGBTQIA NA
334 books — 164 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesOrlando by Virginia WoolfTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Gender-Bending Books
610 books — 457 voters
I Wish You All the Best by Mason DeaverGender Queer by Maia KobabeThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinOrlando by Virginia WoolfAncillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Non-Binary (Genderqueer, Genderfluid, Gender-Unspecified, etc) Fiction and Memoirs
321 books — 249 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinEric Olafson by Vanessa RavencroftA Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster BujoldBeyond Binary by Lee MandeloImago by Octavia E. Butler
Trans* Characters in Science Fiction
127 books — 67 voters
Ethan, Who Loved Carter by Ryan LovelessCarry the Ocean by Heidi CullinanAaron by J.P. BarnabyDirty Laundry by Heidi CullinanSlide by Garrett Leigh
Contemporary LGBTQA books dealing with mental illness
40 books — 55 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergFun Home by Alison BechdelGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallThe Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
Butch Women and Female Masculinity
238 books — 81 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinEven the Stars Shall Rejoice by Rikki de la VegaAll Systems Red by Martha WellsEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Gender Non-Binary Fantasy & Science Fiction
171 books — 93 voters

The Reincarnated Prince by Danny MacksStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergBecoming a Visible Man by Jamison GreenHung Jury by Trystan T. CottenJust Add Hormones by Matt Kailey
Stories for Transgender FTM Transmen
61 books — 29 voters