2026 Reading Challenge

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



The Beauty's Brother by Leon HartShe's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy HeardGreat or Nothing by Joy McCulloughWrath Goddess Sing by Maya DeaneThe Wife in the Attic by Rose Lerner
Book Riot 2022 #21: Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth
35 books — 9 voters
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloudGross Indecency by Moisés KaufmanWomen on Women by Joan NestleComing Out Under Fire by Allan BérubéThe Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
Book Riot 2022 #20: Read an award-winning book from the year you were born
110 books — 6 voters

Mongrels by Stephen Graham JonesNight of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham JonesThe Trees by Percival EverettMy Soul to Keep by Tananarive DueRing Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Book Riot 2022 #19: Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author
63 books — 15 voters
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. MaasThe Known World by Edward P. JonesAlways Room for One More by Sorche Nic LeodhasLife Among the Qallunaat by Mini Aodla FreemanDiary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
Book Riot 2022 #18: Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice
5 books — 2 voters

This One Looks Like a Boy by Lorimer ShenherRedefining Realness by Janet MockSpellbound by Bishakh Kumar SomLike a Boy but Not a Boy by Andrea BennettThe Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc
Book Riot 2022 #17: Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary
60 books — 11 voters
midnight & indigo by Ianna A. SmallTranscendent by K.M. SzparaWords Without Borders by Words Without BordersFrequencies by Kate ZambrenoAmerican Chordata Issue 10 by Sydney Warner Brooman
Book Riot 2022 #15: Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital)
10 books — 2 voters

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe 25th Hour by David BenioffTo All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny HanStardust by Neil GaimanNightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham
Book Riot 2022 #14: Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book)
193 books — 7 voters
The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Che GuevaraThe Lady and the Monk by Pico IyerAfricaville by Jeffrey ColvinSankofa by Chibundu OnuzoMiracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado
Book Riot 2022 #13: Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author
50 books — 5 voters

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda GormanAnybody by Ari BaniasGoldenrod by Maggie SmithHow Far You Have Come by Morgan Harper NicholsYou Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
Book Riot 2022 #12: Read an entire poetry collection
138 books — 6 voters
Loveless by Alice OsemanAll Systems Red by Martha WellsElatsoe by Darcie Little BadgerHeartsong by T.J. KluneTash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
Book Riot 2022 #11: Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character
42 books — 10 voters

Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie KnechtVera Kelly Is Not A Mystery by Rosalie KnechtWhile Justice Sleeps by Stacey AbramsHer Name Is Knight by Yasmin AngoeAmerican Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
Book Riot 2022 #10: Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+)
34 books — 7 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonKindred by Octavia E. ButlerGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Book Riot 2022 #8: Read a classic written by a POC
41 books — 5 voters

Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney MilanThat Kind of Guy by Talia HibbertAfter Care by L.B. DunbarThe Idea of You by Robinne LeeThe Forbidden Man by Karina Halle
Book Riot 2022 #7: Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40
77 books — 15 voters
Citizen 13660 by Miné OkuboSapiens by David VandermeulenA Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie BongiovanniHonor Girl by Maggie ThrashAlmost American Girl by Robin Ha
Book Riot 2022 #6: Read a nonfiction YA comic
46 books — 8 voters

I'm With the Bears by Mark MartinAmerican Earth by Bill McKibbenThe Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories by Mahvesh MuradOctavia's Brood by Adrienne Maree BrownMidnight Hour by Abby L. Vandiver
Book Riot 2022 #5: Read an anthology featuring diverse voices
98 books — 17 voters
Black Woman in Green by Gloria BrownMy Year Abroad by Chang-rae LeeI'll Be the One by Lyla LeeGet a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia HibbertHow Far You Have Come by Morgan Harper Nichols
Book Riot 2022 #4: Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma
61 books — 12 voters

A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBrideThe Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerneyOn Beauty by Zadie SmithHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Book Riot 2022 #3: Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list
54 books — 7 voters
The Sentence by Louise ErdrichThe Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettTime Was Soft There by Jeremy MercerA Novel Bookstore by Laurence CosséProvenance by Anne M. Scriven
Book Riot 2022 #2: Read a book set in a bookstore
48 books — 16 voters