2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Irene (24 Lists)



Dracula by Bram StokerThe Raven by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeInterview with the Vampire by Anne RicePerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,502 voters
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire
2023 Queer SFF
112 books — 106 voters

Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Hollow Places by T. KingfisherThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,927 books — 5,453 voters
Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard KiplingIn the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales by Lord Dunsany
Tolkien influences and related reads
4 books — 3 voters

The Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersThe Tea Dragon Society by K. O'NeillA Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
CozySFF
370 books — 404 voters
Thornhedge by T. KingfisherBookshops & Bonedust by Travis BaldreeThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortySystem Collapse by Martha Wells
Most Anticipated Adult Fantasy, 2023
421 books — 357 voters

Neverwhere by Neil GaimanInto the Drowning Deep by Mira GrantInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuLet the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
LGBTQIA Horror and Dark Fiction
307 books — 208 voters
The Domestic Revolution by Ruth Goodman
Best Books Miscellaneous about History
105 books — 4 voters

Labyrinth by Paula M. Block
•Labyrinths: Spirals: Infinite Narratives
152 books — 9 voters
The End of Everything by Katie MackExistential Physics by Sabine Hossenfelder
Physics and Astronomy Books by Women
74 books — 7 voters

The Triumph of Seeds by Thor HansonFeathers by Thor HansonCooked by Michael PollanThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenSalt by Mark Kurlansky
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,826 books — 2,214 voters
Gathering Moss by Robin Wall KimmererThe Triumph of Seeds by Thor HansonThe Trees in My Forest by Bernd HeinrichBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Nonfiction Books about Plants
416 books — 141 voters

Aesop’s Fables by AesopAntigone by SophoclesThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,285 voters
Olivia by Dorothy StracheyThe Child Manuela by Christa WinsloeThe Housemistress by Keira Michelle Telford
Sapphic Boarding School Books
37 books — 27 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,547 books — 120,179 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Ecological Fiends
262 books — 17 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,876 books — 3,252 voters
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistCarpe Jugulum by Terry PratchettInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,771 books — 4,917 voters

The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set by Jonathan StroudCarrie by Stephen KingGood Omens by Terry PratchettPerfume by Patrick SüskindInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,467 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian SukegawaNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Japanese Literature
310 books — 388 voters
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererGathering Moss by Robin Wall KimmererA Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca SolnitWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Female Naturalist Writers
284 books — 62 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan PoeThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeInstructions by Neil GaimanFantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Best Books Under 100 Pages
190 books — 76 voters
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Books that Love Words
93 books — 117 voters