2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amanda (24 Lists)



The Odyssey by Homer
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
510 books — 394 voters
The Art of Urban Sketching by Gabriel CampanarioCreative Illustration Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists by Katherine Dunn
Favorite Art Books
129 books — 27 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Best Books Featuring Dracula
232 books — 147 voters
Godless by Ann Coulter
1001 Books I'd Rather Die than Read
965 books — 863 voters

Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, Volume 1 by Gail SimoneBatgirl, Volume 1 by Cameron Stewart
Ladies in Capes
275 books — 31 voters
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
The Best How-To's
32 books — 14 voters

The Artist's Way by Julia CameronThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Steal Like an Artist by Austin KleonThe Creative Habit by Twyla TharpArt and Fear by David Bayles
Best Books on Creative Life
508 books — 621 voters
Out by Natsuo KirinoThe Talisman by Stephen King
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great and Secret Show by Clive BarkerImajica by Clive BarkerInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Best Dark Fantasy
531 books — 690 voters
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen KingHeart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Not The "Normal" Paranormal
1,158 books — 1,310 voters

Spellbound in His Arms by Angel SeferThe Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan CooperThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,230 voters
Bitten by Kelley ArmstrongSunshine by Robin McKinleyStolen by Kelley ArmstrongDime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
Best ADULT Urban Fantasy, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
4,344 books — 10,087 voters

Black House by Stephen KingLirael by Garth NixSunshine by Robin McKinleyAbhorsen by Garth NixHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,058 books — 9,898 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanUzumaki by Junji ItoAt the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror by H.P. LovecraftLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Reality Warping Fiction
330 books — 170 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
The Best Parallel Novels or Reimagined Classics
123 books — 69 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Mythology Books For The Grown Folks
339 books — 198 voters

People of the Lightning by Kathleen O'Neal GearPeople of the Wolf by W. Michael GearLast of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
434 books — 950 voters
The Eternal Temple by Christian Jacq
Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
203 books — 312 voters

Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret WeisDragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret WeisDragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis
Books With Elves -- NOT Faeries
238 books — 170 voters
People of the Fire by W. Michael Gear
Best Pre-History Fiction
195 books — 370 voters

Relativity by Albert EinsteinThe Iliad / The Odyssey by HomerCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Ego and the Id by Sigmund FreudBeowulf by Unknown
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,285 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanFairest by Gail Carson Levine
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,158 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollyThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Book Buzz - The Quirky, Heterodox Reads
136 books — 51 voters
All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
Best Books on Growing Food
90 books — 63 voters