2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Betsy (27 Lists)



The Dry by Jane Harper
52 Book Club 2025: #14 - Climate Fiction
200 books — 154 voters
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenEntangled Life by Merlin SheldrakeMycelium Running by Paul StametsThe Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins
Woo-woo Plant Science
161 books — 62 voters

On Basilisk Station by David WeberTrading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Best Science Fiction Series
414 books — 1,091 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Black Echo by Michael ConnellyNaked in Death by J.D. Robb
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,557 voters

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffPossession by A.S. Byatt
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters
Genome by Matt RidleyQuiet by Susan CainSpillover by David QuammenThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Big Short by Michael Lewis
You Read a Book about What?
4,049 books — 2,110 voters

Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldFreedom's Landing by Anne McCaffreyAgent of Change by Sharon LeeShield's Lady by Amanda Glass
Best Sci-Fi/Futuristic Romance
1,439 books — 1,395 voters
On Basilisk Station by David WeberEchoes of Honor by David WeberThe Honor of the Queen by David WeberThe Short Victorious War by David WeberDune by Frank Herbert
Space Opera Fans Favorites
300 books — 150 voters

Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016
1,249 books — 4,493 voters
On Basilisk Station by David WeberContact by Carl SaganDragonsong by Anne McCaffreyDragonsinger by Anne McCaffreyFreedom's Landing by Anne McCaffrey
Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters
898 books — 893 voters

A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
Captivatingly Yours-Historical Hero or Heroine Prisoner, Captive or Indentured Servant
160 books — 83 voters
On Basilisk Station by David WeberTrading in Danger by Elizabeth MoonHunting Party by Elizabeth Moon
Girls With Guns: Military Space Opera Starring Female Soldiers
213 books — 471 voters

Treecat Wars by David WeberFire Season by David WeberA Beautiful Friendship by David Weber
Best YA Sci-Fi / Space Opera
201 books — 227 voters
Restoree by Anne McCaffreyCommand Decision by Elizabeth Moon
Space Opera Romance
186 books — 136 voters

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Flamethrowers by Rachel KushnerThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonTenth of December by George Saunders
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2013
10 books — 1 voter
Trial By Circus by Wash Phillips
Circus Titles
153 books — 70 voters

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,143 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
76,174 books — 283,241 voters

Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters
Contact by Carl Sagan
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,433 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,778 voters
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffRoots by Alex HaleyDragonsong by Anne McCaffreyDragonsinger by Anne McCaffreyWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,879 voters

Hidden Riches by Nora Roberts
Best Nora Roberts Novels
280 books — 1,308 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters

Hellspark by Janet Kagan
REALLY Underrated Books (Fewer than 1,000 Ratings)
3,182 books — 765 voters
The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,587 voters

Hellspark by Janet KaganEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovWay Station by Clifford D. Simak
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,669 voters