Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amanda (28 Lists)



The Arabian Nights by AnonymousLe Morte D'Arthur by Thomas MaloryThrough the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll by Lewis CarrollOzma of Oz by L. Frank BaumMary Poppins by P.L. Travers
The 100 Best Fantasy Books of all Time
101 books — 4 voters
Broken Open by Elizabeth LesserProof of Heaven by Eben AlexanderSpiritual Partnership by Gary ZukavThe Book of Awakening by Mark NepoSimple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach
Oprah's Super Soul Sunday
21 books — 1 voter

Hunger by Roxane GayMy Year of Meats by Ruth OzekiSomething from the Oven by Laura ShapiroA Moveable Feast by Don GeorgeRelish by Lucy Knisley
Silverware
194 books — 25 voters
Bodily Harm by Jennifer Kingsonbloom
Books About Cutting Yourself
79 books — 255 voters

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneA Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-PorterJohnny Tremain by Esther ForbesThe Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Forgotten Kids Books of Quality
953 books — 343 voters
Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn
65 Queer and Feminist Books to Read in Early 2018
82 books — 63 voters

The Vegetarian by Han KangThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsDietland by Sarai WalkerSex Criminals, Vol. 1 by Matt FractionTanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson
The Oddest Books You've Ever Read
70 books — 30 voters
Skim by Mariko TamakiDietland by Sarai WalkerThe Vegetarian by Han Kang
Body Issues in Fiction
153 books — 24 voters

Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz
On Body Image, Self Love, and Recovery
33 books — 17 voters
Fashionable Food by Sylvia LovegrenThe Food You Crave by Ellie KriegerFat Girl Walking by Brittany GibbonsAni's Raw Food Kitchen by Ani PhyoThe Jemima Code by Toni Tipton-Martin
Taking a Bite
10 books — 2 voters

Unexpected Stories by Octavia E. ButlerEmpress of the World by Sara RyanUnbowed by Wangari MaathaiExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerLanding by Emma Donoghue
Hands
194 books — 24 voters
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. KonigsburgSwallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Best Children's Historical Fiction
827 books — 829 voters

The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk
Fiction Books with Polyamorous Relationships
300 books — 188 voters
The Last Dragon by Jane Yolen
Books by Smithies
60 books — 7 voters

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,952 voters
Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Very Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
330 books — 593 voters

The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy by Violet Blue
Cybercrime and Cyber War
56 books — 26 voters
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessShadow of Night by Deborah HarknessThe Book of Life by Deborah HarknessWe Sinners by Hanna PylväinenThe Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah
Mount Holyoke Authors
143 books — 10 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Year of the Flood by Margaret AtwoodAcross the Universe by Beth Revis
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,390 books — 2,822 voters
Alanna by Tamora PierceSabriel by Garth NixWild Magic by Tamora PierceFirst Test by Tamora PierceKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,455 books — 18,212 voters

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Book Riot List of Books about Books
67 books — 16 voters
A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha MabryA Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs WallerA Sense of the Infinite by Hilary T. SmithA Spy in the House by Y.S. LeeA Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman
BookRiot's YA Books for Feminists and Feminists-in-Training
107 books — 36 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderAmerica's Constitution by Akhil Reed AmarCarnal Crimes by Constance BackhouseForcing the Spring by Jo BeckerThe Common Legal Past of Europe, 1000-1800 by Manlio Bellomo
BookRiot's Books about the Law and Social Justice
102 books — 14 voters
Big Girls Don't Cry by Rebecca TraisterDark Money by Jane MayerAmerica's Bitter Pill by Steven BrillRatf**ked by David DaleyBlack Flags by Joby Warrick
BookRiot's Advanced Citizenship, 2016 Edition: A Reading List for becoming an Informed Voter
22 books — 6 voters

Rad American Women A-Z by Kate SchatzTeaching to Transgress by bell hooksWhen We Fight, We Win by Greg Jobin-LeedsStir It Up by Rinku SenNecessary Trouble by Sarah Jaffe
BookRiot's Social Justice List for Those Who Want to Rise Up
13 books — 5 voters
Octavia's Brood by Adrienne Maree BrownThe Fire This Time by Jesmyn WardHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceInvisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching by Mychal Denzel SmithIt Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
Radical Reads for 2017
78 books — 17 voters