2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tanuj Solanki (147 Lists)



Give Us a Kiss by Daniel WoodrellWinter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Country Noir
345 books — 310 voters
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Laughing Policeman by Maj SjöwallShe Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
Edgar Award Winners
124 books — 202 voters

She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
Edgar Award Winners - Debuts
76 books — 4 voters
The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. HigginsThe Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainFarewell, My Lovely by Raymond ChandlerThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Best Hardboiled Crime Novels
110 books — 76 voters

Sarah Jane by James Sallis
NYT Editors’ Choice 201910
51 books — 22 voters
How to be Both by Ali Smith
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 205 voters

The Vegetarian by Han Kang
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 155 voters
Selection Day by Aravind AdigaAutumn by Ali Smith
100 Notable Books of 2017 - The New York Times
100 books — 93 voters

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
NYT 100 Notable Books of 2018
100 books — 82 voters
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeNormal People by Sally Rooney
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019
100 books — 43 voters

Minor Detail by Adania ShibliThe Memory Monster by Yishai Sarid
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2020
100 books — 46 voters
Fade to Blonde by Max Phillips
Hard Case Crime - Imprint
131 books — 46 voters

Fade to Blonde by Max Phillips
Retro Covers
8 books — 4 voters
Fade to Blonde by Max Phillips
Best Noir of the 21st Century
240 books — 376 voters

Mother of 1084 by Mahasweta Devi
Top 100 Bengali Books (Translated in other language).
68 books — 43 voters
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,871 voters

The Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainThe Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerDouble Indemnity by James M. CainThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,566 voters
Sea of Poppies by Amitav GhoshEm and The Big Hoom by Jerry PintoGhachar Ghochar by Vivek ShanbhagThe Small-town Sea by Anees SalimThe Blind Lady's Descendants by Anees Salim
Best of Fiction From India
33 books — 7 voters

कटरा बी आर्ज़ू by Rahi Masoom Razaवैधानिक गल्प [Vaidhanik Galp] by Chandan Pandeyकाशी का अस्सी by Kashinath Singhसूरज का सातवाँ घोड़ा by Dharamvir Bharati
Best hindi novels
77 books — 72 voters
Midnight’s Children by Salman RushdieSea of Poppies by Amitav Ghoshआधा गाँव by राही मासूम रज़ाEm and The Big Hoom by Jerry PintoEnglish, August by Upamanyu Chatterjee
Greatest Indian Novels
67 books — 28 voters

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezThe Hungry Tide by Amitav GhoshI Curse the River of Time by Per PettersonRiver of Smoke by Amitav GhoshHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Rivers
905 books — 196 voters
Jar City by Arnaldur IndriðasonSilence of the Grave by Arnaldur IndriðasonVoices by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Draining Lake by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjöwall
Murder Most Cold
234 books — 396 voters

Past Tense by Lee Child
Great Action Guy Reads
225 books — 44 voters
Where Does It Hurt? (Hook Book) by Samina MishraThe Cosmopolitans [Paperback] Anjum Hasan by Anjum HasanThe Private Life of Mrs Sharma by Ratika KapurGhachar Ghochar by Vivek ShanbhagRiver of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
Books by Indian Authors That Should Be Made Into A Movie
24 books — 57 voters

The Midnight Line by Lee Child
Favorite Jack Reacher Related Books
44 books — 31 voters
Origami Aai by Manjiri IndurkarThe Cosmonaut In Hergé's Rocket by Arjun RajendranJonahwhale by Ranjit HoskoteA Map of Ruins by Nabanita KanungoBlind Screens by Ranjani Murali
Anglophone Indian Poetry Collections
36 books — 4 voters

Moustache by S. HareeshTomb of Sand by Geetanjali ShreeThe Far Field by Madhuri VijayHalf the Night is Gone by Amitabha BagchiGods And Ends by Lindsay Pereira
JCB Prize Longlisted (All Years)
71 books — 8 voters
Leila by Prayaag Akbar
Indian Science Fiction and Fantasy
124 books — 31 voters

Poonachi by Perumal MuruganHalf the Night is Gone by Amitabha BagchiLatitudes of Longing by Shubhangi SwarupJasmine Days by Benyamin
2018 JCB Prize for Literature Longlist
10 books — 7 voters
The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2019
314 books — 246 voters


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