Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Meredith (97 Lists)



The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
You Read a Book about What?
4,045 books — 2,103 voters
The Book of Night Women by Marlon JamesThe Farming of Bones by Edwidge DanticatThe Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola YoonKrik? Krak! by Edwidge DanticatIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Read Caribbean
403 books — 91 voters

Book Lovers by Emily HenryThe Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Best Romances of the 2020s
274 books — 213 voters
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,500 voters

The Magic Fish by Trung Le NguyenClap When You Land by Elizabeth AcevedoThe Deep & Dark Blue by Niki SmithHeartstopper by Alice Oseman
2020 YA Books with LGBT Themes
214 books — 772 voters
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,917 books — 1,216 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Popsugar 2022 #34 - A book set in Victorian times
174 books — 164 voters
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen YangThey Called Us Enemy by George TakeiHimawari House by Harmony Becker
YA Asian American Graphic Novels
19 books — 4 voters

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyHimawari House by Harmony Becker
Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees 2023
22 books — 4 voters
Ghosts by Raina TelgemeierThe Underground Abductor by Nathan HaleSmile by Raina TelgemeierSisters by Raina TelgemeierAwkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,450 books — 1,798 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerThe Darkest Child by Delores PhillipsBeloved by Toni Morrison
Contemporary Black Women's Literature
569 books — 233 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerPush by SapphireWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerThe Darkest Child by Delores Phillips
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,138 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Task 21 #ReadHarder 2020
31 books — 12 voters
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
2020 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
297 books — 724 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouSong of Solomon by Toni Morrison
The ZORA Canon: The 100 greatest books ever written by African American women
100 books — 205 voters
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingBossypants by Tina FeyBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
Funny Memoir/Autobiography
455 books — 741 voters

Hair Love by Matthew A. CherryCornrows by Camille YarbroughErandi's Braids by Antonio Hernandez MadrigalCrown by Derrick BarnesBintou's Braids by Sylviane A. Diouf
Children's Books About Hair, Hair Cuts, Hair Salons, Etc.
154 books — 16 voters
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
YA Debuts 2018
153 books — 622 voters

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanHome of the Brave by Katherine ApplegateI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiThe Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn MarsdenRuby Bridges Goes To School by Ruby Bridges
Best chapter books featuring kids of color
100 books — 39 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezRain of Gold by Victor VillaseñorEsperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanThe House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Latin American Fiction
863 books — 1,155 voters

Looking for Alaska by John GreenThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanBeautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The United States of Teen Fiction
360 books — 196 voters
Becoming by Michelle ObamaThe Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiCirce by Madeline Miller
Best Books of 2018
1,652 books — 2,959 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Women authors who don't write chick lit
650 books — 72 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniGirl in Translation by Jean KwokPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters.
1,518 books — 635 voters

The Secret Footprints by Julia AlvarezThe Princess and the Warrior by Duncan TonatiuhMy Abuelita by Tony JohnstonErandi's Braids by Antonio Hernandez MadrigalDear Primo by Duncan Tonatiuh
Latino Picture Books
202 books — 48 voters
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Favorite Children / YA books from the 70's, 80's and earlier.
343 books — 162 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,264 books — 3,651 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters

Holes by Louis SacharThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Witches by Roald DahlKnights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,592 books — 2,609 voters
Skunk Girl by Sheba KarimShabanu by Suzanne Fisher StaplesThe Garden of My Imaan by Farhana Zia
Muslimah YA fiction
86 books — 91 voters


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