Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Seyi (22 Lists)



Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziDust by Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorDeath and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka
African Fiction
600 books — 428 voters
Pachinko by Min Jin LeeAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieOn Black Sisters Street by Chika UnigweMountains More Ancient by Isna MarifaNo Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
Immigrant Voices (fiction)
374 books — 250 voters

The Careless Seamstress by Tjawangwa Dema
University of Nebraska African Poetry Book Series
20 books — 4 voters
Bunny by Mona AwadKim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
The Female Malaise: She's Sad, Mad, and Bad
262 books — 227 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieAkata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforLiar by Justine LarbalestierThe Skin I'm In by Sharon G. FlakeLies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,917 books — 1,217 voters
氷菓 [Hyouka] by Honobu Yonezawa境界の彼方 [Kyoukai no Kanata] by Torii Nagomu氷菓 1 [Hyouka 1] by Taskohna
USA Release Wishlist
439 books — 145 voters

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2014
1,967 books — 5,332 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,758 books — 120,824 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily DickinsonA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayAbsalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
100 Best American Authors
754 books — 616 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Female role Models for Young Girls
361 books — 193 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLes Misérables by Victor HugoAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Books Ever
76,716 books — 285,152 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHoles by Louis SacharThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,128 books — 80,201 voters

Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
Publish This Already!
105 books — 223 voters
Untitled by Tamora Pierce
I'm waiting for this book...
91 books — 84 voters

The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady by Gerald MorrisThe Ramsay Scallop by Frances TempleCatherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
YA Historical Fiction Novels
288 books — 212 voters
Circle of Friends by Maeve BinchyThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Light but not (too) dumb
848 books — 839 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy BlumeBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Favorite books from my childhood
4,427 books — 7,435 voters
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterHeist Society by Ally CarterCross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally CarterOnly the Good Spy Young by Ally CarterDon't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
Best YA Spy/Mystery Novels
627 books — 1,621 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAmelia Bedelia by Peggy ParishThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
Best Children's Books
5,320 books — 6,715 voters
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne JonesThe Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike ThalerThe Star of Kazan by Eva IbbotsonMay Bird Among the Stars by Jodi Lynn AndersonMay Bird and the Ever After by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Best Books for Morbid Kids
731 books — 522 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
YA Lit SACS inservice
29 books — 5 voters
Found by Margaret Peterson HaddixAmong the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixAmong the Enemy by Margaret Peterson HaddixJust Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Best of Margaret Peterson Haddix
46 books — 59 voters