Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Martha (28 Lists)



The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Popsugar 2021 #26 - A Book with an Oxymoron in the Title
252 books — 258 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDivergent by Veronica Roth
I read the first one and didn't feel compelled to finish the trilogy/series
884 books — 2,055 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
New Coming-of-Age Titles for Required High School Reading
170 books — 475 voters
Sister Outsider by Audre LordeLakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog
Books White People Need to Read
1,305 books — 1,560 voters

All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
Non-Fiction Books about Adoption/Foster Care
490 books — 286 voters
A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi
YA & MG Fiction set in 16th & 17th century North America
58 books — 17 voters

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Best Books About Twins
454 books — 363 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukChoke by Chuck PalahniukSnuff by Chuck PalahniukFugitives and Refugees by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Chuck Palahniuk Books
24 books — 382 voters

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasChildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Books With Diversity
71 books — 31 voters
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,211 voters

The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
Books With A Color In The Title
846 books — 126 voters
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliCarry On by Rainbow RowellFans of the Impossible Life by Kate ScelsaThe Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick NessMelissa by Alex Gino
2015 YA Books with LGBT Themes
214 books — 812 voters

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
Forthcoming Books for 2019 by African-Americans
60 books — 65 voters
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
Prophecies
118 books — 64 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Children's Fantasy of the 1960s
86 books — 37 voters
Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth EnrightA Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
Forgotten Kids Books of Quality
953 books — 343 voters

The Boston Girl by Anita DiamantMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyAll Souls by Michael Patrick MacDonald
Boston Books
332 books — 274 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,514 books — 2,757 voters
Girl by Blake Nelson
YA Fiction set in the 1990s
86 books — 95 voters

A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi
Teen Historical Fiction
1,390 books — 3,089 voters
The Holy Bible by Anonymous
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,467 voters

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerWe Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Ou... by Philip Gourevitch
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Science Fiction - 2010-2019
548 books — 779 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Chosen by Chaim Potok
Tales of New York City
1,508 books — 1,218 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Books that Changed My World View
467 books — 411 voters