Big Books of Summer

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



James by Percival EverettMartyr! by Kaveh Akbar
2025 Tournament of Books Longlist
85 books — 329 voters
Laskar Pelangi by Andrea Hirata
Unforgettable Indonesian Fiction
154 books — 354 voters

Fast into the Night by Debbie Clarke ModerowRunning With Champions by Lisa FredericRace Across Alaska by Libby RiddlesWinterdance by Gary PaulsenThe Cruelest Miles by Gay Salisbury
Iditarod/Dog Mushing Nonfiction
31 books — 25 voters
Dune by Frank Herbert
Titles of Only One Syllable
757 books — 137 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Young Adult Books
13,196 books — 80,434 voters
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming by Lemony SnicketA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Christmas-Themed Books/Stories
842 books — 718 voters

Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
Judge a Book By its Cover
165 books — 143 voters
Drop City by T. Coraghessan BoyleComing Into the Country by John McPheeThe Whale and the Supercomputer by Charles WohlforthJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeWhy Are We in Vietnam? by Norman Mailer
Alaska Tales
380 books — 341 voters

Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Sailing Cruising
281 books — 199 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreHow to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman
Yellowest Books Ever
1,815 books — 583 voters

Sabriel by Garth NixKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,768 books — 19,096 voters
Reading Comics by Douglas Wolk
Best Nonfiction about Comics
414 books — 105 voters

Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceUlysses by James JoyceThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,699 books — 13,220 voters
The Complete Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiFun Home by Alison BechdelY by Brian K. Vaughan
Best Graphic Novels
3,457 books — 6,778 voters