2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Danelle (15 Lists)



Dark Lover by J.R. WardKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Smut for the Smart
1,593 books — 2,035 voters
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerHomegoing by Yaa GyasiKindred by Octavia E. ButlerRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Required Reading for Future African American Dreamers
42 books — 15 voters

Black Privilege by Charlamagne Tha GodHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Trevor Noah's Literary Guests
264 books — 85 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëDracula by Bram StokerDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,872 voters

Grave Witch by Kalayna PriceSoulless by Gail CarrigerSpider's Bite by Jennifer EstepCry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
The Best of Adult Urban Fantasy
587 books — 937 voters
Scrivener Absolute Beginner's Guide by Jennifer KettellThe Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook by Sherrilyn KenyonThe Fire in Fiction by Donald MaassDialogue by Gloria KemptonDescription & Setting by Ron Rozelle
Best How To Writing Books
98 books — 81 voters

The Drawing of the Three by Stephen KingWizard and Glass by Stephen KingThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingWolves of the Calla by Stephen KingSong of Susannah by Stephen King
Best Novel In The "Dark Tower" Series
11 books — 75 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLord of the Flies by William GoldingWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,132 voters

Dreams from My Father by Barack ObamaBlack Boy by Richard WrightNative Son by Richard WrightThe Wake of the Wind by J. California CooperFamily by J. California Cooper
Books That Every African American Should Read (Huffington Post List)
181 books — 210 voters
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonAs I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,298 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
Best School Assigned Books
766 books — 2,062 voters
Oedipus Rex by SophoclesOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezHouse of Incest by Anaïs Nin
Exploring Taboos
207 books — 143 voters

Native Son by Richard WrightBlack Boy by Richard WrightFamily by J. California CooperThe Coldest Winter Ever by Sister SouljahRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,138 voters
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,086 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakDracula by Bram StokerGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Books Ever
76,194 books — 283,318 voters