Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lauren (7 Lists)



Zami by Audre LordeAnother Country by James Baldwin
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,773 books — 2,171 voters
Call Me By Your Name by André AcimanGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinTales of the City by Armistead MaupinMore Tales of the City by Armistead MaupinAnother Country by James Baldwin
Best Gay Fiction
2,664 books — 3,868 voters

Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck KlostermanMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisSex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck KlostermanNaked by David SedarisDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Best Book of Essays
400 books — 182 voters
Ophelia by Lisa M. KleinSaving Juliet by Suzanne SelforsEnter Three Witches by Caroline B. CooneyThe Fool's Girl by Celia ReesShylock's Daughter by Mirjam Pressler
Awesome twists on Shakespearean plays
21 books — 19 voters

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Best Historical Fiction
7,438 books — 25,627 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,100 voters

Ironside by Holly Black
Books for 2009
581 books — 2,398 voters