2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elif (49 Lists)



Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Books set during the Summer
370 books — 220 voters
The Door by Magda Szabó
NYRB Classics: Books by Women
143 books — 49 voters

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafThe Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Best Picture Books
3,081 books — 1,986 voters
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneLust for Life by Irving Stone
Art & Artists in Fiction
930 books — 1,105 voters

La boutique del mistero by Dino BuzzatiIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoThe Tartar Steppe by Dino BuzzatiSostiene Pereira by Antonio TabucchiI'm Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti
Notable Novels by Italian Authors
347 books — 233 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy World
1,646 books — 1,988 voters

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Flavorwire's 10 Essential Books for Book Nerds
10 books — 212 voters
Stoner by John Williams
Campus Days
400 books — 296 voters

Stoner by John Williams
Best Fiction Set in Academia
157 books — 154 voters
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima
Japanese Literature in English
264 books — 100 voters

The Eternal Temple by Christian Jacq
Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
203 books — 312 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Popular Highly Rated Mystery
134 books — 137 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,532 books — 2,677 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,154 books — 2,468 voters

The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Best Novels About Japan
71 books — 84 voters
The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese Books That Are Not Manga
256 books — 190 voters

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio MishimaThe Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese Fiction
410 books — 330 voters
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio MishimaSpring Snow by Yukio Mishima
Japanese Literature
310 books — 388 voters

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesHotel du Lac by Anita BrooknerThe Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Hotels, Motels, Inns, B'n'Bs and Guesthouses
444 books — 187 voters
Hotel Moederland by Yusuf AtılganHotel du Lac by Anita BrooknerA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Books About Hotels
133 books — 57 voters

Life Is a Caravanserai by Emine Sevgi ÖzdamarBir Dinozorun Anıları by Mîna UrganSevgili Arsız Ölüm by Latife TekinDünya Ağrısı by Ayfer Tunç
Books written by Turkish female Authors
216 books — 25 voters
Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin AliDear Shameless Death by Latife TekinThe Disconnected by Oğuz Atay
The Best Turkish Books Which are Translated to English
62 books — 75 voters

The Son of Light by Christian Jacq
Best Egyptian Historical Fiction
194 books — 442 voters
The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt
TED-Ed’s super summer reading list
44 books — 4 voters

Stoner by John Williams
New York Review Books (NYRB) Classics: A Guide
36 books — 24 voters
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Life With An Artist/Famous Person
16 books — 12 voters

A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe
Nobel Laureates
659 books — 566 voters
The Left Bank Gang by Jason
Eisner Award Winners
128 books — 98 voters

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Best Graphic Novels
3,453 books — 6,768 voters
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Magical Realism
442 books — 639 voters


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