Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Norma (13 Lists)



The Price of Salt by Claire MorganThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallIf Not, Winter by Sappho
Pre-1960s Lesbian Literature
39 books — 15 voters
Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae BrownOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerCarol by Claire Morgan
Lesbian Canon
124 books — 117 voters

Fingersmith by Sarah WatersCarol by Claire MorganAsh by Malinda LoPatience & Sarah by Isabel Miller
Lesbian Books and Happy Ever Afters
529 books — 497 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersCarol by Claire Morgan
100 Best Lesbian Fiction & Memoir Books Of All Time
883 books — 1,156 voters

Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe World Unseen by Shamim Sarif
Best F/F Romance Books
1,565 books — 1,150 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Price of Salt by Claire MorganPatience & Sarah by Isabel MillerFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggChef's Special by Susan X. Meagher
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,027 books — 2,651 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,471 books — 17,792 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,488 books — 24,761 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthy1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Apocalypse: It's Over, Dude.
626 books — 774 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,107 books — 1,955 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters
The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Best South Asian Fiction
736 books — 1,896 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleDune by Frank HerbertBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Books Ever
76,704 books — 285,239 voters