Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dioni (29 Lists)



The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi
Kodansha International Ltd.
15 books — 9 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiDesert Flower by Waris DirieFalling Leaves by Adeline Yen MahFun Home by Alison BechdelPrincess by Jean Sasson
Memoirs by Women
3,009 books — 3,025 voters

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan EngAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio MishimaThe Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Books by Asian Authors
101 books — 41 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Waiting Years by Fumiko EnchiLust, Caution and Other Stories by Eileen ChangOut by Natsuo KirinoPurple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Books by Women of Color
629 books — 75 voters

The Summer Book by Tove JanssonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe House of Mirth by Edith WhartonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Women on the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" List
287 books — 165 voters
The Arrival by Shaun TanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanFables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamBlankets by Craig Thompson
Great Graphic Novels Without Superheroes
1,011 books — 442 voters

The Dark Side of Love by Rafik Schami
The American University in Cairo Press - Fiction in Translation
134 books — 11 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Fantasy Novels By Female Authors
100 books — 86 voters

Zealot by Reza AslanHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickNine Parts of Desire by Geraldine BrooksBanker to the Poor by Muhammad Yunus
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
2,986 books — 1,156 voters
The Waiting Years by Fumiko EnchiThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Ten Thousand Things by Maria DermoûtLust, Caution and Other Stories by Eileen ChangOut by Natsuo Kirino
Women in Translation
924 books — 305 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Lover by Marguerite DurasThe Man Who Loved Children by Christina SteadThe Piano Teacher by Elfriede JelinekWoman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
Staff picks: Feminist books for International Women’s Day
42 books — 47 voters
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Lesbian novels from before 1990
250 books — 113 voters

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
#1000BlackGirlBooks: Suggestions for Marley Dias's Amazing Book Drive
1,322 books — 381 voters
The Sibyl by Pär LagerkvistOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Stranger by Albert CamusThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Nobel Laureates
660 books — 566 voters

Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Japanese LGBTQ+ literature (translated to English)
42 books — 26 voters
Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiOut by Natsuo KirinoThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiSpring Snow by Yukio MishimaBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Japanese Literature
310 books — 388 voters

The Waiting Years by Fumiko EnchiOut by Natsuo Kirino
Literature by Japanese Women
158 books — 152 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,872 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,938 voters

The Summer Book by Tove JanssonChess Story by Stefan ZweigThe Ten Thousand Things by Maria DermoûtLove in a Fallen City by Eileen ChangThe Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares
New York Review Books - Classics
531 books — 890 voters
Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise SaganA Month in the Country by J.L. CarrThe Enchanted April by Elizabeth von ArnimThe Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Waterstones Rediscovered Classics
16 books — 5 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnRoom by Emma DonoghueHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Slate Audio Book Club Selections
63 books — 10 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
50 Best short novels under 200 pages (Flavorwire)
55 books — 111 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Read The World - The Peirene 100 Essential Classics From Around The Globe
120 books — 61 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe History of Love by Nicole KraussA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryPeter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,916 voters

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiOut by Natsuo KirinoBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters