Big Books of 2026

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



Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirWhere the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuireI Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuistonSiren Queen by Nghi VoSystem Collapse by Martha Wells
Can't Wait Books of 2022
1,220 books — 2,075 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsArtificial Condition by Martha WellsRogue Protocol by Martha WellsGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirBinti by Nnedi Okorafor
Tor.com Publishing Releases
154 books — 140 voters

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Popsugar 2021 #21 - A Genre Hybrid
181 books — 232 voters
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidEducated by Tara WestoverBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
What We've Read So Far in 2020
5,746 books — 376 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Thieves
659 books — 1,257 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsBinti by Nnedi OkoraforHome by Nnedi Okorafor
Tor.com Print Novellas
164 books — 42 voters

Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds
YA/Middle-Grade Comic Book Superhero Novels
72 books — 30 voters
The Unspoken Name by A.K. LarkwoodInfinity Son by Adam Silvera
Can't Wait Books of 2020
1,121 books — 2,485 voters

Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe Unspoken Name by A.K. LarkwoodMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2020
516 books — 1,305 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesScarlet by Marissa MeyerThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaCress by Marissa Meyer
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters

Sabriel by Garth NixPoison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,211 voters
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersThe Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,063 books — 1,960 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Gay Fiction
2,649 books — 3,865 voters
In the Land of White Death by Valerian AlbanovSouth by Ernest Shackleton
Extreme Classics: National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time
101 books — 263 voters

The Yamas & Niyamas by Deborah AdeleTeaching Yoga by Mark Stephens
Yoga Teacher Training
92 books — 108 voters
The Secret Place by Tana FrenchGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Likeness by Tana FrenchIn the Woods by Tana FrenchBroken Harbor by Tana French
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,355 books — 3,340 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodBeauty Queens by Libba Bray
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodShrill by Lindy WestWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Feminist Books
2,515 books — 3,517 voters

White Rage by Carol AndersonTears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric DysonAll American Boys by Jason ReynoldsThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderMarch by John Lewis
Books White People Need to Read
1,306 books — 1,561 voters
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Con Men, Gamblers and Hustlers
327 books — 143 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,235 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
You Read a Book about What?
4,049 books — 2,110 voters

Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe HillMarvel 1602 by Neil GaimanBone by Jeff SmithAstonishing X-Men, Vol. 1 by Joss WhedonY by Brian K. Vaughan
Best Graphic Novels
3,451 books — 6,767 voters
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardEnder's Shadow by Orson Scott CardCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,666 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanSabriel by Garth Nix
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters

Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember
2016 f/f SFF (sci-fi & fantasy) with HEA/HFN
46 books — 84 voters