Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rose (36 Lists)



Gloss by Kyra Wilder
Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026
54 books — 4 voters
A Guardian and a Thief by Megha MajumdarThe Eleventh Hour by Salman RushdieBig Kiss, Bye-Bye by Claire-Louise Bennett
Booker Prize Eligible 2026
82 books — 30 voters

Ripeness by Sarah MossA Guardian and a Thief by Megha MajumdarAudition by Katie KitamuraWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyFlashlight by Susan Choi
Women's Prize for Fiction 2026 Eligible Books
68 books — 21 voters
Ripeness by Sarah MossUniversality by Natasha BrownFlesh by David SzalayThe Hypocrite by Jo HamyaSeascraper by Benjamin Wood
Goldsmiths Prize 2025 Eligible Books
41 books — 10 voters

Flesh by David SzalayEndling by Maria Reva
Giller Prize Eligible 2025
19 books — 3 voters
Autocracy, Inc. by Anne ApplebaumThere Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif ShafakUniversality by Natasha BrownParallel Lines by Edward St AubynPrecipice by Robert Harris
The Orwell Prizes 2025 - The Finalists
16 books — 2 voters

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Books Set in Tanzania
33 books — 16 voters
Discontent by Beatriz SerranoThe Director by Daniel KehlmannAutocorrect by Etgar KeretSolitaria by Eliana Alves CruzGirl, 1983 by Linn Ullmann
International Booker Prize 2026: Eligible Books
168 books — 54 voters

Poor Deer by Claire OshetskyPiglet by Lottie HazellStone Yard Devotional by Charlotte WoodEnter Ghost by Isabella HammadThe Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Women's Prize for Fiction 2024 Eligible Books
89 books — 73 voters
Beautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoRipeness by Sarah MossUniversality by Natasha BrownAudition by Katie KitamuraDisappoint Me by Nicola Dinan
Booker Prize Eligible 2025
177 books — 173 voters

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky ChambersNorth Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher
Queer Characters Bein' Queer
66 books — 16 voters
Beautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoPoor Deer by Claire OshetskyMargo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeJames by Percival EverettCreation Lake by Rachel Kushner
2025 Tournament of Books Longlist
85 books — 322 voters

Beautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoThe Echoes by Evie WyldUniversality by Natasha BrownI Will Crash by Rebecca WatsonThere Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
Women's Prize for Fiction 2025 Eligible Books
143 books — 39 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanShrill by Lindy WestInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Let's Dismantle the Patriarchy
288 books — 58 voters

The Book of Dog by ♑︎♑︎♑︎The Power by Naomi AldermanRed Clocks by Leni ZumasAmmonite by Nicola GriffithThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Actually Feminist Fiction
64 books — 12 voters
Not a River by Selva AlmadaThe Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patrícia MeloO avesso da pele by Jeferson TenórioKids Run the Show by Delphine de ViganConfrontations by Simone Atangana Bekono
International Booker Prize 2024: Eligible Books
170 books — 76 voters

Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la CerdaSad Tiger by Neige SinnoWhat I Know About You by Éric ChacourThe Son of Man by Jean-Baptiste Del AmoBad Habit by Alana S. Portero
International Booker Prize 2025: Eligible Books
179 books — 71 voters
Elena Knows by Claudia PiñeiroNot a River by Selva AlmadaThe Delivery by Margarita García RobayoDead Girls by Selva AlmadaThe Wind That Lays Waste by Selva Almada
Charco Press
42 books — 24 voters

Blackouts by Justin Torres
2024 Tournament of Books shortlist
18 books — 27 voters
Wellness by Nathan HillDo You Remember Being Born? by Sean MichaelsJames by Percival EverettPiglet by Lottie HazellBeautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Booker Prize Eligible 2024
194 books — 178 voters

Not a River by Selva AlmadaConfrontations by Simone Atangana BekonoThe Delivery by Margarita García RobayoBlizzard by Marie VingtrasLost on Me by Veronica Raimo
The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2024 eligible submissions
147 books — 13 voters
Beautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoJames by Percival EverettPoor Deer by Claire OshetskyPiglet by Lottie HazellMartyr! by Kaveh Akbar
GoodReads Picks for Tournament of Books 2025
76 books — 59 voters

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
World War One Literature
224 books — 357 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Children of Men by P.D. JamesStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelCloud Atlas by David Mitchell1984 by George Orwell
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,414 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelA Man for All Seasons by Robert BoltGame of Queens by Sarah GristwoodThe Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan Bordo
Best Books About Tudor England
608 books — 1,627 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Histories by HerodotusCollapse by Jared DiamondColumbine by Dave Cullen
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezEllen Foster by Kaye GibbonsThe Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,204 voters
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraMeditations by Marcus AureliusHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Epic of Gilgamesh by AnonymousThe Odyssey by Homer
Joseph Brodsky’s Reading List For Having an Intelligent Conversation
121 books — 47 voters

She-Wolves by Helen Castor
People of the Wars of the Roses (Non-fiction)
138 books — 57 voters
A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe History of the Medieval World by Susan Wise BauerShe-Wolves by Helen Castor
Best Medieval History Books
813 books — 323 voters


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