2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cathy (20 Lists)



Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
2025 Cozy Mystery New Releases
204 books — 97 voters
The Road Home by Ellen Emerson WhiteHome before Morning by Lynda Van Devanter
Vietnam Nurses
38 books — 13 voters

Bossypants by Tina FeyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Son by Philipp MeyerThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Ultimate List of Audio Books
323 books — 155 voters
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Historical Fiction About Japanese Internment Camps
32 books — 14 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston
Best Canadian Literature
2,332 books — 1,146 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,231 books — 4,469 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,875 books — 1,774 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,873 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Atonement by Ian McEwan
World War II Fiction
1,397 books — 2,028 voters
The Daughters of Mars by Tom KeneallyAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Regeneration Trilogy by Pat BarkerA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Best World War I Fiction
152 books — 183 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeStargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Books That Need More Attention
1,462 books — 853 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George Orwell
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,315 books — 17,546 voters

Native Son by Richard WrightBud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul CurtisTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
124 books — 217 voters
The Sign of the Salamander by Eugenia MillerA Traveller in Time by Alison UttleyCampion Towers by John Louis Beatty
The Best Out-Of-Print Children's Books
194 books — 38 voters

And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Best Agatha Christie Book
113 books — 1,378 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,315 books — 15,582 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,111 books — 80,183 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,372 voters

The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Best Historical Mystery
2,080 books — 4,539 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,594 books — 120,358 voters