2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sandra (81 Lists)



The Moor's Account by Laila LalamiCette aveuglante absence de lumière by Tahar Ben Jelloun
Moroccan Novels
132 books — 63 voters
Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago
Historical Fiction set in Latin America
160 books — 140 voters

Home Fire by Kamila ShamsieThe Wandering Falcon by Jamil AhmadThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Pakistani-Fiction
25 books — 5 voters
Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago
Historical Fiction - The Caribbean
75 books — 38 voters

The Riddle of Violence by Kenneth D. Kaunda
Zambia
19 books — 6 voters
Red Land, Black Land by Barbara MertzCleopatra by Stacy SchiffCleopatra by Joyce A. Tyldesley
Egyptian non-fiction
127 books — 22 voters

French Exit by Patrick deWitt
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,631 voters
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin HamidI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiReconciliation by Benazir BhuttoThe Wandering Falcon by Jamil AhmadHome Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Notable Books by Pakistani Authors
269 books — 254 voters

Pakistan by Mary Anne WeaverTinderbox by M.J. AkbarGetting Away with Murder by Heraldo Muñoz
Pakistan Politics
49 books — 40 voters
Far Side of the Sea by Kate Breslin
The Great War: Best World War I Romances
72 books — 77 voters

Far Side of the Sea by Kate Breslin
Romances Novel Heroes with PTSD
387 books — 304 voters
Washington Black by Esi EdugyanThe Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Best Black Historical Fiction
331 books — 306 voters

Red Land, Black Land by Barbara MertzCleopatra by Stacy SchiffCleopatra by Joyce A. Tyldesley
Best Books About Egypt
490 books — 573 voters
Rain and Other Stories by Mia CoutoConfession of the Lioness by Mia CoutoA Complicated War by William FinneganGo Tell the Crocodiles by Rowan Moore GeretyThe Riddle of Violence by Kenneth D. Kaunda
Southern Africa
264 books — 72 voters

Rain and Other Stories by Mia CoutoConfession of the Lioness by Mia Couto
Literature of Mozambique
31 books — 6 voters
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
Rescue Me -Romances In Disaster Situations
377 books — 235 voters

Alice by Christina HenryRed Queen by Christina HenryLooking Glass by Christina Henry
Curiouser and Curiouser
174 books — 296 voters
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory MaguireGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Historical Fiction That Takes Place In The Netherlands
91 books — 56 voters

The King Must Die by Mary RenaultHome Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Greek Mythology Retellings!
283 books — 477 voters
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa KleypasAgain the Magic by Lisa Kleypas
Self Made Hero - Historical Romances
32 books — 9 voters

The King Must Die by Mary RenaultHome Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Literary Retellings of Greek Myths
103 books — 138 voters
R.U.R. by Karel ČapekThe Poetry of Jaroslav Seifert by Jaroslav SeifertHavel by Michael ŽantovskýThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaToo Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal
Best Czech Books
161 books — 117 voters

Nazi Games by David Clay LargeThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
The Olympic Games
267 books — 127 voters
The King Must Die by Mary Renault
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
510 books — 394 voters

My Heart Stood Still by Lynn KurlandMuch Ado in the Moonlight by Lynn Kurland
Ghostly Romance
150 books — 127 voters
Redemption in Indigo by Karen LordMore by Austin Clarke
Literature of Barbados
30 books — 6 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireDorothy Must Die by Danielle PaigeThe Wicked Will Rise by Danielle PaigeOut of Oz by Gregory MaguireYellow Brick War by Danielle Paige
Best Books Inspired by L. Frank Baum's Oz Series
34 books — 40 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Art & Artists in Fiction
930 books — 1,105 voters

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeGirl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
Young Adult Horror: Ghosts
146 books — 191 voters
The King Must Die by Mary Renault
Historical Fiction: Ancient Greece
145 books — 220 voters


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