2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cyd (38 Lists)



We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn GreenidgeThe Book of Memory by Petina GappahThe Bones of Grace by Tahmima AnamAn Unrestored Woman by Shobha RaoJazz Moon by Joe Okonkwo
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2016
178 books — 156 voters
The Meursault Investigation by Kamel DaoudThe Bamboo Stalk by Saud AlsanousiSubmission by Michel HouellebecqThe Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina BivaldBillie by Anna Gavalda
Man Booker International Prize: Eligible Books 2016
152 books — 97 voters

Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini IslamGod in Pink by Hasan NamirCinnamon by Samar Yazbek
Queer Islam
85 books — 56 voters
Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan
Books set in Indonesia
33 books — 17 voters

Arrows of Rain by Okey NdibeJam on the Vine by LaShonda Katrice Barnett
There Is Sweetness In Bitter-Leaf, At The End: Forthcoming Books for 2015 by Authors of African Descent
89 books — 47 voters
Ashes, Wine and Dust by Kanza Javed
The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire (fiction)
313 books — 199 voters

Ashes, Wine and Dust by Kanza Javed
Books Set in the -stan Countries
333 books — 172 voters
Ashes, Wine and Dust by Kanza Javed
Best Pakistani Books
140 books — 218 voters

Ashes, Wine and Dust by Kanza Javed
The Queen's Library: Best of the Commonwealth
743 books — 231 voters
Ashes, Wine and Dust by Kanza JavedThe Scatter Here Is Too Great by Bilal TanweerThe Upstairs Wife by Rafia ZakariaBurnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie
Notable Books by Pakistani Authors
269 books — 254 voters

The Past by Tessa Hadley
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
329 books — 700 voters
Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So by Mark VonnegutThe Enchanted Places by Christopher MilneThe Eden Express by Mark Vonnegut
Top books written by children of famous writers
17 books — 16 voters

Hand to Mouth by Linda Tirado
Nonfiction on class
61 books — 38 voters
Land Where I Flee by Prajwal Parajuly
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,772 books — 2,167 voters

Land Where I Flee by Prajwal Parajuly
Queer Reads
82 books — 44 voters
Land Where I Flee by Prajwal Parajuly
Transgender Books
185 books — 78 voters

Land Where I Flee by Prajwal Parajuly
Best Gender-Bending Books
610 books — 457 voters
Jam on the Vine by LaShonda Katrice BarnettLand Where I Flee by Prajwal ParajulyCinnamon by Samar Yazbek
Fiction about lesbian, bisexual, and queer women of color
277 books — 171 voters

Thirst by Kerry HudsonThe Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma
2014 Hipster Books and Literary Fiction (July to Dec)
77 books — 119 voters
Foreign Gods, Inc. by Okey NdibeWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoZebra Crossing by Meg VandermerweEvery Day Is for the Thief by Teju ColeSaint Monkey by Jacinda Townsend
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers Of Color 2014
145 books — 198 voters

Ghana Must Go by Taiye SelasiWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoClaire of the Sea Light by Edwidge DanticatVirgin Soul by Judy JuanitaTomorrow I Will Be Twenty Years Old by Alain Mabanckou
2013 Adult Literary Reads From Authors of African Descent
94 books — 73 voters
Drawing Down the Moon by Margot AdlerThe Holy Book of Women's Mysteries by Zsuzsanna E. BudapestMother Wit by Diane Mariechild
The Best Pagan Books
582 books — 314 voters

War Zone Faith by George Tyger
Best Modern Day Military Accounts
441 books — 592 voters
War Zone Faith by George Tyger
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,126 books — 2,362 voters

Temple of a Thousand Faces by John Shors
Historical Fiction 2013
396 books — 2,109 voters
Radio Shangri-La by Lisa Napoli
Books Set in Bhutan
10 books — 13 voters

Powder Necklace by Nana Ekua Brew-HammondWife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
Books Set in Ghana
129 books — 51 voters
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming by Lemony SnicketHershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. KimmelSomething from Nothing by Phoebe GilmanAbuelita's Secret Matzahs by Sandy Eisenberg SassoJalapeño Bagels by Natasha Wing
Great Jewish Picture Books
129 books — 61 voters


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