Big Books of 2026

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



Ruby by Cynthia BondInto the Go-Slow by Bridgett M. DavisLand of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique
However Long the Night, the Dawn Will Break: Forthcoming Books for 2014 by Authors of African Descent
79 books — 65 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteNight by Elie WieselHoles by Louis Sachar
Best School Assigned Books
766 books — 2,062 voters

Foreign Gods, Inc. by Okey NdibeEvery Day Is for the Thief by Teju ColeAn Untamed State by Roxane GayDebbie Doesn't Do It Anymore by Walter MosleyRuby by Cynthia Bond
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers Of Color 2014
145 books — 198 voters
Sister Citizen by Melissa V. Harris-Perry
Melissa-Harris Perry Show Reads
166 books — 25 voters

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2013
176 books — 322 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
African Fiction
600 books — 428 voters

Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardAnd the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Your Top 5 Reads in 2013
1,299 books — 1,093 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieGhana Must Go by Taiye SelasiWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoMen We Reaped by Jesmyn WardLong Division by Kiese Laymon
2013 Adult Literary Reads From Authors of African Descent
94 books — 73 voters

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2013 Book Preview
88 books — 753 voters
Silver Sparrow by Tayari JonesThe Taste of Salt by Martha SouthgateMakeda by Randall Robinson
2011's Best African American Literature
23 books — 73 voters

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,750 books — 25,990 voters