Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Janise Bennett (28 Lists)



Black Sexual Politics by Patricia Hill CollinsKilling the Black Body by Dorothy RobertsBlack Queer Studies by E. Patrick JohnsonNo Tea, No Shade by E. Patrick JohnsonThe Psychic Life of Racism in Gay Men's Communities by Damien W. Riggs
Racism and sexuality
24 books — 2 voters
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraEvery Day by David LevithanGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. Stevenson
Intersectional Queer Fiction
255 books — 50 voters

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraWe Are Okay by Nina LaCourAutoboyography by Christina Lauren
2017 YA Books with LGBT Themes
280 books — 887 voters
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Chandra MoskowitzThe Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela LiddonThug Kitchen by Thug KitchenThe Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein
Best Vegan Cookbooks
293 books — 388 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Fifth Sacred Thing by StarhawkFriday by Robert A. HeinleinThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinFledgling by Octavia E. Butler
Fiction Books with Polyamorous Relationships
299 books — 187 voters
Artemis by Andy WeirThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Speculative Fiction Heist/Caper Stories
183 books — 147 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,975 books — 5,258 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettLady Susan by Jane AustenNimona by N.D. StevensonDay Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Villain Protagonist
384 books — 645 voters

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorDays of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Best Books Set in Prague
137 books — 131 voters
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Feminist Fiction
1,499 books — 2,672 voters

Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
Best Books of 2014
3,571 books — 6,344 voters
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,097 books — 8,695 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Black Women Heroines in Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Science Fiction
295 books — 212 voters
The Night Gardener by Terry FanThunder Boy Jr. by Sherman AlexieFreedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford
2017 Mock Caldecott
99 books — 220 voters

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank BeddorElla Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Best Pre Teen Female Fantasy Novels
816 books — 1,107 voters
At the Dark End of the Street by Danielle L. McGuireThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBeloved by Toni Morrison
#CharlestonSyllabus
188 books — 83 voters

Kry Rising by Clive Barker
Most Exciting Upcoming YA Books
177 books — 1,687 voters
Moon Called by Patricia BriggsNeverwhere by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanCry Wolf by Patricia BriggsClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,423 books — 12,563 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Stories for adults who love fairy tales
181 books — 94 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternBloodsucking Fiends by Christopher MooreA Dirty Job by Christopher MooreTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
YA sci-fi Fantasy for clever readers
134 books — 28 voters

Briar Rose by Jane YolenTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveySnow, Glass, Apples by Neil GaimanCress by Marissa Meyer
Re-imagined fairy tales
80 books — 21 voters
Moongobble and Me Series by Bruce CovilleFearless by Cornelia FunkeArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferNation by Terry PratchettThe Hobbit by Chuck Dixon
Books all kids should read between age 9 and 14
119 books — 43 voters

Bone by Jeff SmithScary Godmother by Jill ThompsonScary Godmother by Jill ThompsonScary Godmother by Jill ThompsonScary Godmother by Jill Thompson
Comics for kids age 10-12
51 books — 8 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Male Characters You Would Run From If They Tried To Date You
786 books — 1,089 voters

Moongobble and Me Series by Bruce CovilleJuliet Dove, Queen of Love by Bruce CovilleThor's Wedding Day by Bruce CovilleJeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce CovilleThe BFG by Roald Dahl
read aloud books for 5-7 year old girls
247 books — 168 voters
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice SendakThe Paper Princess Finds Her Way by Elisa KlevenThe Luminous Pearl by Betty L. TorreDr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. SeussGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books to read together in the early years
571 books — 381 voters