Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michelle (14 Lists)



The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMonkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Canadian Fiction
1,039 books — 605 voters
The House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosCaramelo by Sandra Cisneros
Hispanic Fiction
264 books — 94 voters

Love Medicine by Louise ErdrichThe Antelope Wife by Louise ErdrichThe Round House by Louise ErdrichTracks by Louise ErdrichCeremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
Best Native American/First Nations Fiction
579 books — 353 voters
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge PiercyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters

The Cherokee Rose by Tiya Miles
Anticipated Literary Reads For Readers of Color 2015
136 books — 169 voters
The Third Son by Julie WuEverything I Never Told You by Celeste NgSummer in the City by Nadifa MohamedInto the Go-Slow by Bridgett M. DavisWeight of Whispers by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
To_read_2015
96 books — 3 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,218 books — 17,446 voters
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,435 books — 2,956 voters

The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif
Best Middle East Fiction
431 books — 471 voters
Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon SilkoMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonThe Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
Native American Fiction
837 books — 639 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBeloved by Toni Morrison
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters
Valmiki's Daughter by Shani Mootoo
Caribbean/West Indian Diaspora Literature - Women (fiction)
205 books — 151 voters