Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elizabeth Cárdenas (12 Lists)



The Lump of Coal by Lemony SnicketThe Twelve Terrors of Christmas by John Updike
Mack's Holiday Reading 2012
11 books — 3 voters
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeMasks by Fumiko EnchiLike Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Women Around the World
1,159 books — 431 voters

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloudMaking Comics by Scott McCloudComics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner
Great books for Character Design
47 books — 19 voters
The Good Body by V (formerly Eve Ensler)
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,098 books — 1,534 voters

Frida by Heyden Herrera
Best Biographies and Memoirs About Artists
88 books — 42 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,400 voters

Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,353 books — 3,338 voters
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong KingstonFirst They Killed My Father by Loung UngJanet Frame by Janet FrameClimbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey
Memoirs by Women
2,988 books — 3,016 voters

Food for Our Grandmothers by Joanna KadiThe Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong KingstonTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Multi-Ethnic American Literature
296 books — 141 voters
Nobody Passes by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
The Ms. Blog's Best Feminist Non-Fiction Reads: Reader's Choice
588 books — 442 voters

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,297 books — 10,072 voters
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,226 books — 1,635 voters