Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by kisha (10 Lists)



Only Hope by Vanessa L. Fong
China One Child Policy
31 books — 10 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni MorrisonInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,138 voters

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Holocaust Novels
188 books — 262 voters
Push by SapphireThe Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahSugar by Bernice L. McFaddenThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThis Bitter Earth by Bernice L. McFadden
Black Caucus of the ALA Award Winners - Fiction
125 books — 124 voters

Beloved by Toni MorrisonThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainJubilee by Margaret WalkerThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerAmistad by David Pesci
Books about American slavery
404 books — 403 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerRoots by Alex HaleyThe Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Books That Every African American Should Read (Huffington Post List)
181 books — 210 voters

The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahAddicted by ZaneThe Sisters of APF by ZaneThe Sex Chronicles by Zane
The Hottest Urban Fiction
416 books — 471 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonRoots by Alex HaleySugar by Bernice L. McFadden
Best Black Historical Fiction
331 books — 306 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best School Assigned Books
766 books — 2,062 voters
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahPush by SapphireI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Good Urban Literature
165 books — 293 voters