Big Books of 2026

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



Dawn by Octavia E. ButlerWho Fears Death by Nnedi OkoraforParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Speculative Fiction by Women of Color
183 books — 68 voters
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerPure by Julianna BaggottEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardZ for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien
Best Young Adult Books
13,128 books — 80,201 voters

Sister Outsider by Audre LordeDude, You're a Fag by C.J. PascoeGender Trouble by Judith ButlerBorderlands/La Frontera by Gloria E. AnzaldúaA Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
The Ms. Blog's Best Feminist Non-Fiction Reads: Reader's Choice
589 books — 443 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBacklash by Susan FaludiYes Means Yes! by Jaclyn FriedmanThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThis Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. Moraga
Best Feminist Books
2,555 books — 3,546 voters

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Talents by Octavia E. ButlerHalfway Human by Carolyn Ives GilmanHalf Life by Shelley Jackson
Tiptree Books
112 books — 76 voters
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinleyThe Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. LockhartThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonZahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,320 books — 1,341 voters

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinleyThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Best Children's Fantasy
970 books — 1,113 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,130 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,875 voters
A Mercy by Toni MorrisonPretty Monsters by Kelly Link
Best Books of 2008
1,644 books — 6,780 voters