2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Anne (10 Lists)



Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihWaiting for the Barbarians by J.M. CoetzeeWhen Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie HeadSo Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
African Fiction
600 books — 428 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
805 books — 489 voters

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieLyrics Alley by Leila AboulelaWe Need New Names by NoViolet BulawayoOne Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina
Caine Nominated Authors
96 books — 13 voters
The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne SeierstadThe Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard KapuścińskiVannacht is de wereld gek geworden by Karel Glastra van LoonEen goede man slaat soms zijn vrouw by Joris LuyendijkHet zijn net mensen by Joris Luyendijk
Books by Journalists
438 books — 105 voters

Dorsvloer vol confetti by Franca TreurOeroeg by Hella S. HaasseHeren van de thee by Hella S. Haasse
Books Set on Islands
1,052 books — 348 voters
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihWhat Is the What by Dave EggersA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Books about AFRICA or by AFRICAN AUTHORS
820 books — 286 voters

Het pauperparadijs by Suzanna Jansen
Great Dutch Books
348 books — 131 voters
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,710 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,997 voters
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahWhat Is the What by Dave EggersSpots of a leopard by Aernout ZevenbergenSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,758 books — 1,637 voters