Big Books of 2026

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Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodFlight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver
The Best Climate Change Fiction
43 books — 26 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirThe Lost City of Z by David GrannThe Invention of Nature by Andrea WulfThe Gene by Siddhartha MukherjeeOn the Move by Oliver Sacks
Science Friday Radio Show/Podcast
106 books — 44 voters

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe History of White People by Nell Irvin PainterFamily Properties by Beryl SatterAmerican Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund S. Morgan
Ta-Nehisi Coates Reading List
19 books — 11 voters
God Help the Child by Toni MorrisonThe Sellout by Paul BeattyWelcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo JohnsonOnly the Strong by Jabari AsimThe Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFadden
There Is Sweetness In Bitter-Leaf, At The End: Forthcoming Books for 2015 by Authors of African Descent
89 books — 47 voters

Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelHow to be Both by Ali SmithOutline by Rachel CuskCrooked Heart by Lissa EvansThe Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Baileys Women's Prize 2015 Longlist
20 books — 18 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
731 books — 477 voters

The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee SmithGrimspace by Ann AguirreFortune's Pawn by Rachel BachCottonwood by R. Lee SmithDark Horse by Michelle Diener
Best Adult Science Fiction Romance & Science Fiction with Romance
1,002 books — 1,165 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsOn Basilisk Station by David WeberA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodTrading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters
896 books — 893 voters

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge DanticatWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysKrik? Krak! by Edwidge DanticatIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Caribbean/West Indian Diaspora Literature - Women (fiction)
205 books — 151 voters
Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnellThe Librarian of Basra by Jeanette WinterBrave Girl by Michelle MarkelWhat to Do About Alice? by Barbara KerleyI Dissent by Debbie Levy
Picture Books About Outstanding Women
708 books — 174 voters

Shards of Honour by Lois McMaster BujoldRules of Redemption by T.A. WhiteGames of Command by Linnea SinclairPolaris Rising by Jessie MihalikFinders Keepers by Linnea Sinclair
Space Opera Romance
186 books — 136 voters
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafGoblinheart by Brett AxelDragons Don't Dance Ballet by Jennifer CarsonIt's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
Best Progressive Childrens Books
152 books — 52 voters


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