Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nadya (22 Lists)



This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. MoragaDelusions of Gender by Cordelia FineAin't I a Woman by bell hooksI Am Your Sister by Audre LordeWomen, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis
Radical Feminist Texts
296 books — 100 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Life Transformation Books
3,576 books — 2,236 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Books to Help You Change the World
1,038 books — 661 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteDelusions of Gender by Cordelia FineThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenA Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
Best Unappreciated Books
4,365 books — 2,203 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
"I don't care what happens to these people."
165 books — 13 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
924 books — 2,376 voters

Pretties by Scott WesterfeldSpecials by Scott WesterfeldThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonMara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,237 books — 68,791 voters
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawCleopatra VII by Kristiana Gregory
Ancient Egypt in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
71 books — 35 voters

This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe L. Moraga
Thematic anthologies of lesbian essays
45 books — 11 voters
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams2001 by Arthur C. Clarke
I Only Watched the Movie!
1,221 books — 6,121 voters

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Must-Read Personal Accounts
273 books — 212 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Books for the INFJ
696 books — 415 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
50 Books That Will Change Your Life - Chapters/Indigo
442 books — 1,190 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,959 books — 1,411 voters

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfDelusions of Gender by Cordelia FineThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathWomen, Race & Class by Angela Y. DavisSister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Women & Gender Studies
1,462 books — 546 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonA Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
The ZORA Canon: The 100 greatest books ever written by African American women
100 books — 205 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonPretties by Scott WesterfeldThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
What To Read Next
20,518 books — 24,386 voters
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,878 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Most Interesting World
8,094 books — 4,798 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,040 voters

Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
Books About Video Games and Virtual Reality
442 books — 849 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books Ever
76,690 books — 285,185 voters