Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Duke Press (44 Lists)



Someone to Talk To by Liu Zhenyun
Asian Adult Fiction 2018
26 books — 35 voters
Vibrator Nation by Lynn Comella
Best Nonfiction Sex Books Ever!
185 books — 155 voters

The Dominican Republic Reader by Eric Paul RoordaThe Dictator Next Door by Eric Paul Roorda
Puro Dominicano
51 books — 29 voters
South Side Girls by Marcia Chatelain
Books about Chicago (fiction and nonfiction)
16 books — 13 voters

South Side Girls by Marcia Chatelain
Chicago in history and fiction (fiction and nonfiction)
255 books — 82 voters
My Tibetan Childhood by Naktsang NuloArrested Histories by Carole McGranahanModern Tibetan Literature and Social Change by Lauran R. Hartley
Books about Tibet, nonfiction or fiction
188 books — 72 voters

The Bangladesh Reader by Meghna Guhathakurta
Books about Bangladesh
135 books — 41 voters
Fluid New York by May Joseph
New York City
184 books — 52 voters

Fluid New York by May Joseph
Tales of New York City
1,507 books — 1,216 voters
Correspondence Course by Kristine Stiles
Women's Correspondence - Letters in History
212 books — 69 voters

Sojourning for Freedom by Erik S. McDuffieLiving for the Revolution by Kimberly Springer
Black Feminist/Womanist Studies (nonfiction)
129 books — 108 voters
Israel/Palestine and the Queer International by Sarah Schulman
Queer Travel Writing
24 books — 15 voters

Israel/Palestine and the Queer International by Sarah Schulman
LGBT in the Middle East
65 books — 69 voters
What the Body Told by Rafael CampoDiva by Rafael CampoLandscape with Human Figure by Rafael CampoThe Enemy by Rafael Campo
Gay/Queer Poetry
285 books — 119 voters

The Queer Art of Failure by J. Jack HalberstamA Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness by Cherríe L. MoragaDeviations by Gayle S. Rubin
Best Gay & Lesbian Books
183 books — 78 voters
Liquidated by Karen Ho
Occupy Wall Street
87 books — 88 voters

The Mexico Reader by Gilbert M. JosephThe Brazil Reader by Robert M.LevineThe Peru Reader by Orin StarnThe Argentina Reader by Gabriela NouzeillesThe Cuba Reader by Aviva Chomsky
Best Latin America travel books
65 books — 64 voters
The Argentina Reader by Gabriela NouzeillesThe Brazil Reader by Robert M.LevineContemporary Carioca by Frederick MoehnThe Ecuador Reader by Carlos De La TorreBrazilian Art under Dictatorship by Claudia Calirman
South America - History and Culture
359 books — 124 voters

Somebody's Children by Laura BriggsCultures of Transnational Adoption by Toby Alice VolkmanAdopted Territory by Eleana J. Kim
transracial adoption
62 books — 56 voters
African Rhythms by Randy WestonJazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra by Steven Feld
Books on Jazz (nonfiction)
231 books — 59 voters

Red Nails, Black Skates by Erica Rand
Ice Skating Books
155 books — 46 voters
Rock and Roll Always Forgets by Chuck Eddy
Best Books on Rock and Roll
888 books — 1,280 voters

The Passion of Tiger Woods by Orin Starn
Best Sports Books
307 books — 193 voters
The Passion of Tiger Woods by Orin Starn
Great golf books
132 books — 66 voters

The Passion of Tiger Woods by Orin Starn
Top reads for sports fans
955 books — 769 voters
Undead TV by Elana LevineWallowing in Sex by Elana LevineHigh Contrast by Sharon WillisMad Men, Mad World by Lauren M.E. GoodladThe Sopranos by Dana Polan
Books About Films and TV Shows
495 books — 103 voters

Adam's Gift by Jimmy CreechFemale Masculinity by J. Jack HalberstamTendencies by Eve Kosofsky SedgwickTerrorist Assemblages by Jasbir K. PuarIsrael/Palestine and the Queer International by Sarah Schulman
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
816 books — 475 voters
Adam's Gift by Jimmy Creech
Christian Engagement in Culture
170 books — 59 voters

Adam's Gift by Jimmy Creech
Favorite Christian Books
1,901 books — 1,363 voters
Shakesqueer by Madhavi Menon
Best Books About Shakespeare
262 books — 167 voters


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