Big Books of 2026

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Outside Shot by Keith O'Brien
Fixes for Basketball Junkies
167 books — 48 voters
The Incendiaries by R.O. KwonMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghOnly Killers and Thieves by Paul HowarthSong of a Captive Bird by Jasmin Darznik
Best Literature of 2018
145 books — 42 voters

The Great Alone by Kristin HannahSong of a Captive Bird by Jasmin DarznikOnly Killers and Thieves by Paul HowarthWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Historical Fiction 2018
420 books — 976 voters
The Great Alone by Kristin HannahGirls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
2018 Most Anticipated Releases -No YA
534 books — 914 voters

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasBrother by David Chariandy
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2018 Book Preview
105 books — 87 voters
Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha RaoFruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas ContrerasSong of a Captive Bird by Jasmin DarznikAmerica Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2018
258 books — 283 voters

American War by Omar El AkkadWhite Tears by Hari KunzruLucky Boy by Shanthi SekaranEverybody's Son by Thrity UmrigarExit West by Mohsin Hamid
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2017
220 books — 258 voters
Alas, Babylon by Pat FrankA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Very Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
331 books — 593 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellA Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters
Invisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillSugar by Bernice L. McFaddenKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Black Historical Fiction
331 books — 306 voters

Earth Song by Joseph Vogel
Michael Jackson
126 books — 69 voters
So Long a Letter by Mariama BâThe Memory of Love by Aminatta FornaAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read
53 books — 135 voters

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,754 books — 1,633 voters
The Corporation by Joel Bakan
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,279 books — 1,420 voters

A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryFamily Matters by Rohinton MistrySuch a Long Journey by Rohinton MistryThe Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
Best Mumbai/Bombay Stories
58 books — 103 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,227 books — 17,463 voters

Native Son by Richard Wright
Books Set in Chicago
599 books — 329 voters
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Best Young Adult Dystopian Novels
598 books — 2,649 voters

Native Son by Richard WrightInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonBlack Boy by Richard WrightGo Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,138 voters
The Long Dream by Richard WrightSeed to Harvest by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. ButlerGo Tell It on the Mountain by James BaldwinNative Son by Richard Wright
Best African American Authors
189 books — 125 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeGraceLand by Chris AbaniHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSo Long a Letter by Mariama BâMeasuring Time by Helon Habila
African Fiction
600 books — 428 voters
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James BaldwinKindred by Octavia E. ButlerPush by SapphireAnother Country by James BaldwinThe Outsider by Richard Wright
African American Books That Changed Our Lives
126 books — 172 voters

The White Tiger by Aravind AdigaA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Best South Asian Fiction
734 books — 1,894 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,648 voters