Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Laura (80 Lists)



Como agua para chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Books in Spanish for Spanish Learners
136 books — 154 voters
Marbles by Ellen ForneyFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Banff Graphic Novel Recommendations
49 books — 3 voters

Daytripper by Fábio Moon
NPR's 100 Favorite Graphic Novels and Comics
100 books — 60 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
500 Essential Graphic Novels
939 books — 863 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,514 books — 2,758 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,096 books — 1,534 voters

Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlThe Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso
Great Books about Food
476 books — 161 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverChocolat by Joanne Harris
Books about Food
558 books — 195 voters

The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
Best Magic Realism
162 books — 319 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieEva Luna by Isabel Allende
Flavorwire's 50 Excellent Fabulist Books Everyone Should Read
50 books — 30 voters

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerHyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Books Worth Reading on Depression (fiction and nonfiction)
463 books — 540 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Best Eating Disorder Books
450 books — 997 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshFuriously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Depression and Mental Illness
561 books — 486 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Popsugar 2021 #28 - A Magical Realism Book
160 books — 218 voters

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Translated Speculative Fiction
382 books — 204 voters
Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
Magical Realism
439 books — 639 voters

Chocolat by Joanne HarrisThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanMy Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
Food-Related Fiction
856 books — 602 voters
Tender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverComfort Me With Apples by Ruth ReichlThe Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Fabulous Reads for Foodies
618 books — 179 voters

Almost American Girl by Robin HaWoven in Moonlight by Isabel IbañezLobizona by Romina GarberMad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
2020 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
297 books — 724 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouSong of Solomon by Toni MorrisonParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rain... by Ntozake Shange
The ZORA Canon: The 100 greatest books ever written by African American women
100 books — 205 voters

This Is Not for You by Richard Brown
Memoir Published in Year: 2021
354 books — 196 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Psychological, Magical Realism Fiction
87 books — 88 voters

The Dovekeepers by Alice HoffmanThe Story Sisters by Alice HoffmanThe Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice HoffmanThe Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
Best Alice Hoffman Novel
39 books — 332 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Dogs of Babel by Carolyn ParkhurstInfinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Books That You Never Pick Back Up After Putting Down
219 books — 105 voters

Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Derivatives of Jane Eyre
181 books — 168 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichZami by Audre LordeFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rain... by Ntozake Shange
Best Feminist Books
2,514 books — 3,516 voters
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,599 voters


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