Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Absinthe (11 Lists)



The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles
Best Gay Paranormals
1,305 books — 933 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzAs Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCannLuck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
Best Gay Fiction
2,649 books — 3,865 voters

Vassalord, Volume 1 by Nanae Chronoテンカウント 1 [Ten Count 1] by Rihito Takarai
Favorite Yaoi/Shounen-Ai/Boy's Love/BL Couples
194 books — 347 voters
Heroes & Ghosts by S.A. Payne
Best Covers of Fiction Novels with GLBT Themes/Main Characters
608 books — 332 voters

Otomen, Vol. 1 by Aya KannoOuran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco Hatori
Favorite Shoujo Manga
467 books — 1,718 voters
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 1 by Bisco HatoriJunjo Romantica, Volume 01 by Shungiku NakamuraSaiyuki, Vol. 1 by Kazuya Minekura
Best Manga of All Time
538 books — 993 voters

That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. JohnstonRenegades by Marissa Meyer
2017 YA Books with LGBT Themes
280 books — 887 voters
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoHarry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. RowlingGemina by Amie Kaufman
YA Novels of 2016
1,139 books — 8,694 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,959 books — 5,985 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussSabriel by Garth NixHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Most Interesting Magic System
2,645 books — 8,768 voters

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn FlewellingStalking Darkness by Lynn FlewellingTraitor's Moon by Lynn FlewellingWicked Gentlemen by Ginn HaleSwordspoint by Ellen Kushner
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,265 books — 2,644 voters