2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rachel (55 Lists)



Flirty Little Secret by Jessica LepeThe Marriage Box by Corie AdjmiThe Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen LoigmanSadie on a Plate by Amanda ElliotMr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer
Jewish Romance
105 books — 24 voters
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa SeeYellowface by R.F. KuangThe Wind Knows My Name by Isabel AllendeWhat Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire JiménezThe First Ladies by Marie Benedict
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2023
193 books — 108 voters

The Secret Garden / A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Best Children's Books Most People Haven't Heard of...
1,688 books — 773 voters
Happy Place by Emily HenryReign by Katharine McGeeTo Have and to Heist by Sara DesaiMaame by Jessica GeorgeEverything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess
Can't Wait Books of 2023
1,149 books — 1,523 voters

Going Clear by Lawrence WrightBeyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige HillBroken Faith by Mitch WeissEscape by Carolyn JessopStolen Innocence by Elissa Wall
Cults, Mind Control, and Spiritual Abuse
128 books — 84 voters
The Best We Could Do by Thi BuiGrass by Keum Suk Gendry-KimMarch by John LewisMarch by John Lewis
Serious Graphic Novels for Adult Readers
308 books — 72 voters

Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn SolomonBest Served Hot by Amanda ElliotOff the Map by Trish DollerTo Have and to Heist by Sara DesaiHello Stranger by Katherine Center
Most Anticipated Adult Romances of 2023
266 books — 257 voters
Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu
Cults, Sects, and Religious Conflict for Young Adults
303 books — 202 voters

Davita's Harp by Chaim PotokJoheved by Maggie AntonMiriam by Maggie AntonRachel by Maggie AntonThe Ghost of Hannah Mendes by Naomi Ragen
Jewish Historical Fiction non-Holocaust
313 books — 286 voters
Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn SolomonAs Seen On TV by Meredith SchorrPart of Your World by Abby JimenezHook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa BaileySomething Wilder by Christina Lauren
2022 Contemporary Romance Releases
494 books — 1,293 voters

Black Klansman by Ron StallworthThe Second Coming of the KKK by Linda Gordon
Books about the KKK (fiction and nonfiction)
153 books — 27 voters
The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie DananThe Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonLove, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words by Annika SharmaTahira in Bloom by Farah HeronHistory of Us by Stacey Agdern
Contemporary Romance Novels with Non Christian, Jewish, or Muslim Leads
12 books — 8 voters

Miracles and Menorahs by Stacey AgdernThe Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
Chanukah Romance
77 books — 49 voters
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonToday Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn SolomonThe Intimacy Experiment by Rosie DananWe Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn SolomonYou'll Miss Me When I'm Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Jewish Leads in Contemporary Romance
83 books — 46 voters

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn SolomonThe Intimacy Experiment by Rosie DananThe Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonMiracles and Menorahs by Stacey AgdernThe Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
Jewish Lead in Romance Novels
146 books — 51 voters
Joheved by Maggie AntonJephte's Daughter by Naomi RagenEnchantress by Maggie AntonApprentice by Maggie AntonThe Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Historical Romance with Jewish Protagonists
96 books — 103 voters

The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonThe Heart Principle by Helen HoangThe Intimacy Experiment by Rosie DananOne Last Stop by Casey McQuistonThe Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Most Anticipated Adult Romances 2021
156 books — 311 voters
The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriUnaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,008 books — 1,448 voters

Moms Don't Have Time To by Zibby Owens
Parenting books coming out in 2021
32 books — 9 voters
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonOne Last Stop by Casey McQuistonPeople We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryThe Soulmate Equation by Christina LaurenYou Have a Match by Emma Lord
Most Anticipated Romance Novels of 2021
632 books — 1,385 voters

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidPeople We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryLife’s Too Short by Abby JimenezThe Heart Principle by Helen HoangThe Dating Plan by Sara Desai
2021 Contemporary Romance Releases
333 books — 1,777 voters
The Heart Principle by Helen HoangFirst Comes Like by Alisha RaiAct Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia HibbertThe Dating Plan by Sara DesaiDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
2021 Romance Books by Authors of Color
118 books — 88 voters

Run Me to Earth by Paul YoonValentine by Elizabeth WetmoreA Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe
Historical Fiction 2020
370 books — 523 voters
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
Historical Fiction 2017
339 books — 852 voters

The Truth About Diamonds by Nicole RichieThe Rules According to Jwoww by Jenni "Jwoww" FarleyModelland by Tyra BankssTORI Telling by Tori SpellingPriceless by Nicole Richie
Who Let These People Write a Book?
764 books — 971 voters
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidOne Day in December by Josie SilverWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Reese Witherspoon's Book Club x Hello Sunshine
109 books — 432 voters

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly RimmerDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Historical Fiction 2019
415 books — 655 voters
A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held EvansThe Religious History of American Women by Catherine A. Brekus
Women in Evangelical Christianity
22 books — 5 voters

Arranged Marriage by Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriA Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Indian Women's Fiction - Immigration
21 books — 4 voters
The Witness Wore Red by Rebecca MusserStolen Innocence by Elissa WallStories from Jonestown by Leigh FondakowskiKeep Sweet by Michele Domínguez GreeneThe Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
Books about Living in a Commune
113 books — 22 voters


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