Big Books of 2026

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Fun Home by Alison BechdelPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiMarbles by Ellen ForneyHark! A Vagrant by Kate BeatonLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. Stevenson
feminist, queer comics
56 books — 18 voters
Ancillary Justice by Ann LeckieThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersA Closed and Common Orbit by Becky ChambersThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Queer/Trans/Feminist/POC SFF
403 books — 76 voters

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonRubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae BrownYou Can't Buy Love Like That by Carol E. AndersonFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Lesbian Canon
124 books — 117 voters
Peter Darling by Austin ChantCoffee Boy by Austin ChantA Lady for a Duke by Alexis HallThe Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi BelleauIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Romance Featuring Trans Characters
268 books — 155 voters

Nevada by Imogen BinnieStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith RussoWhipping Girl by Julia SeranoRedefining Realness by Janet Mock
Trans Books by Trans Authors
585 books — 414 voters
Fun Home by Alison BechdelThe Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison BechdelLe bleu est une couleur chaude by Jul MarohAre You My Mother? by Alison BechdelBatwoman by Greg Rucka
Best Lesbian Graphic Novels
249 books — 233 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerLuck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,063 books — 1,960 voters
Luck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatMagic's Pawn by Mercedes LackeyStalking Darkness by Lynn FlewellingThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,265 books — 2,644 voters

Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Price of Salt by Claire Morgan
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,026 books — 2,650 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerEven the Stars Shall Rejoice by Rikki de la Vega
The Feminist Science Fiction Library
126 books — 68 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,556 voters