Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jason Perdue (28 Lists)



Pure Colour by Sheila Heti
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2023
79 books — 60 voters
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThe Promise by Damon Galgut
2022 Tournament of Books Longlist
68 books — 24 voters

The Liar's Dictionary by Eley WilliamsChouette by Claire OshetskyKlara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2022
76 books — 71 voters
Luster by Raven Leilani
Forthcoming Books for 2020 by African-Americans
70 books — 321 voters

Such a Fun Age by Kiley ReidThe Shadow King by Maaza MengisteThe Mirror & the Light by Hilary MantelThis Mournable Body by Tsitsi DangarembgaThe New Wilderness by Diane Cook
Booker Prize longlist 2020
13 books — 3 voters
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2020 Book Preview (January - March)
74 books — 45 voters

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellA Burning by Megha MajumdarLuster by Raven LeilaniSharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong WashburnWriters & Lovers by Lily King
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2021
123 books — 212 voters
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
2020 Tournament of Books Long List
62 books — 55 voters

The Flight Portfolio by Julie OrringerLost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2020
60 books — 82 voters
The Flight Portfolio by Julie Orringer
Refinery29's Picks For The Best New Books Of May 2019
24 books — 19 voters

Milkman by Anna BurnsThe Italian Teacher by Tom RachmanMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe Overstory by Richard PowersThere There by Tommy Orange
2019 Tournament of Books Shortlist
18 books — 130 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerThe Italian Teacher by Tom RachmanThe Overstory by Richard PowersThere There by Tommy OrangeKilling Commendatore by Haruki Murakami
The 2019 Tournament of Books Longlist
76 books — 431 voters

The Italian Teacher by Tom RachmanThe Overstory by Richard PowersThere There by Tommy OrangeThe House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2019
92 books — 190 voters
The Overstory by Richard PowersThe Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman
Anticipated 2018 Literary Fiction
225 books — 198 voters

Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersStephen Florida by Gabe Habash
2018 Tournament of Books
19 books — 77 voters
Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersWhite Tears by Hari KunzruThe Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
The 2018 Tournament of Books Long List
56 books — 40 voters

Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersThe Animators by Kayla Rae WhitakerNot One Day by Anne GarrétaWhite Tears by Hari Kunzru
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2018
174 books — 383 voters
Homegoing by Yaa GyasiAmerican Housewife by Helen EllisBefore the Fall by Noah Hawley
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
512 books — 1,998 voters

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,307 books — 4,546 voters
Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill CleggSweetland by Michael CrummeyThe Story of the Lost Child by Elena FerranteYou Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra KleemanFates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Goodreads Picks For Tournament of Books 2016
283 books — 1,364 voters

The Eternal Philistine by Ödön von Horváth
Neversink Library
40 books — 39 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard FlanaganEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgCalifornia by Edan Lepucki10 by Ben Lerner
2015 Tournament of Books Long List
72 books — 158 voters

Emma by Jane Austen
Best Books You've Probably Never Read
618 books — 411 voters
Tenth of December by George SaundersThe Woman Upstairs by Claire MessudA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraS. by J.J. Abrams
2014 Tournament of Books Long List
93 books — 62 voters

Madame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan BoyleRemainder by Tom McCarthyAfter Birth by Elisa Albert
Books That Deserve a Higher Rating (Avg Rating < 4)
733 books — 253 voters
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonIf on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Stories For Book Lovers
8,362 books — 8,462 voters