Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Arianne (25 Lists)



The Doctors Blackwell by Janice P. NimuraThe Heart Healers by James S. ForresterMedical Apartheid by Harriet A. WashingtonGod's Hotel by Victoria SweetWomen Healers of the World by Holly Bellebuono
Medical History & Similar
193 books — 40 voters
Inflamed by Rupa MaryaThe Doctors Blackwell by Janice P. NimuraThe Sick Rose by Richard Barnett
"Medical"
204 books — 6 voters

Health Care Reform by Jonathan Gruber
US Health Care Reform Reading List
27 books — 21 voters
Healthcare without Borders by John M. Kirk
Global Health Essential Reading List
71 books — 25 voters

Healthcare without Borders by John M. KirkThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Public Health
203 books — 122 voters
Healthcare without Borders by John M. KirkPathologies of Power by Paul Farmer
Health and social justice
129 books — 32 voters

Healthcare without Borders by John M. KirkThe Social Transformation of American Medicine by Paul Starr
Healthcare Books
33 books — 25 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Medicine and Literature
1,852 books — 2,014 voters

Mga Ibong Mandaragit by Amado V. Hernandez
Best Books by Filipino Authors
194 books — 407 voters
Anya's Ghost by Vera BrosgolMs. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson
Comics & Graphic Novels by Women
1,494 books — 1,364 voters

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiSkim by Mariko TamakiCrazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
#ReadPOC: List of Books by Authors of Color
1,216 books — 237 voters
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. VaughanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiMs. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow WilsonHabibi by Craig ThompsonAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Graphic Novels that are Quality
1,103 books — 778 voters

A Small Place by Jamaica KincaidThis Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta ToerHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Postcolonial Literature (fiction and nonfiction)
186 books — 141 voters
This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
Best Environmental Books
1,075 books — 1,203 voters

The Universe Within by Neil ShubinYour Inner Fish by Neil Shubin
Best Books on Evolution...
267 books — 216 voters
Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie HuangYELL-Oh Girls! by Vickie NamThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangShortcomings by Adrian Tomine
Asian-American Books
547 books — 329 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Feminist Books
2,555 books — 3,546 voters

This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. Moraga
Black Feminism, Womanism, & Critical Race Feminism
44 books — 27 voters
Orientalism by Edward W. SaidThe Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan
Best Books about Palestine (fiction and nonfiction)
252 books — 174 voters

The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan
Books on the Israel Palestine Conflict (fiction and nonfiction)
463 books — 708 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiFun Home by Alison BechdelScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Best Graphic Novels
3,450 books — 6,769 voters

The Philippines and International Restaurants Food Recipes Ki... by Fernando Lachica
Filipino Authors Book 2013
8 books — 6 voters
Growing Up Filipino II by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Best Asian-American Teen Fiction
277 books — 335 voters

Noli Me Tángere by José Rizal
Philippine Philippine-American Fiction
105 books — 28 voters