2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Wallace (23 Lists)



John Adams by David McCulloughAssassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Best American History Books
2,124 books — 2,496 voters
John Adams by David McCullough
Pulitzer Winners: Biographies & Autobiographies
121 books — 203 voters

Austenland by Shannon Hale
Jane Austen Books, Sequels, Bios and more
189 books — 141 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettBetsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
Best Books for Girls Who Belong to Another Era
531 books — 200 voters

Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Best South Asian Fiction
734 books — 1,894 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel FriedmanThe Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,123 books — 1,850 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Campus Days
400 books — 296 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books Ever
76,308 books — 283,843 voters

Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice DavidsonUndead and Unemployed by MaryJanice DavidsonUndead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice DavidsonUndead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice DavidsonUndead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson
Humorous Paranormal Books
1,428 books — 2,015 voters
The Library by Sarah StewartLibrary Lion by Michelle KnudsenLibrary Mouse by Daniel Kirk
Picture Books about the Library!
248 books — 188 voters

Midwives by Chris BohjalianThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best for Book Clubs
14,651 books — 18,501 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingBaby-Sitters Club Boxed Set #1 by Ann M. MartinMrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonaldRamona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
The Must-Have Series for Children Ages 6 to 12
890 books — 1,307 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Young Adult Books
13,095 books — 80,185 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,363 books — 1,588 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,852 books — 16,661 voters
The Red Gloves Collection by Karen KingsburyThe Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans
Best Christmas Holiday Books
700 books — 671 voters

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonThe Story of Holly & Ivy by Rumer Godden
Favorite Christmas Books
1,516 books — 1,565 voters
The Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Stories For Book Lovers
8,341 books — 8,391 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
139 books — 460 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferHeart and Soul by Maeve BinchyVery Valentine by Adriana TrigianiGRANNY DAN by Danielle SteelThe Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini
Heartwarmers
253 books — 233 voters

French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille GuilianoEntre Nous by Debra OllivierFrench Women for All Seasons by Mireille Guiliano
Books About Paris
712 books — 570 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Crucible by Arthur Miller
Best Historical Fiction
7,418 books — 25,600 voters

Something Borrowed by Emily GiffinWatermelon by Marian KeyesBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,398 books — 4,618 voters