Big Books of 2026

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Bunheads by Sophie FlackA Company of Swans by Eva IbbotsonBallet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildDancergirl by Carol M. TanzmanOn Pointe by Lorie Ann Grover
YA Dance Books
199 books — 247 voters
Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley ColeThe Man I Love by Suanne LaqueurA Torrid Tango by Jude JohnsonReasonable Doubt by Whitney G.Wait for You by J. Lynn
Dancers in Romance
323 books — 214 voters

Tom Lake by Ann PatchettThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelBel Canto by Ann PatchettDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
[ATY 2025] Art, Music, Dancing, or Acting
488 books — 115 voters
Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinAngelina Ballerina by Katharine HolabirdVampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie PaceNutcracker by E.T.A. HoffmannAmazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Picture Books for Young Ballerinas
161 books — 66 voters

Ballet Boy by Anfaney GladwinGiraffes Can't Dance by Giles AndreaeBarnyard Dance by Sandra BoyntonFlora and the Flamingo by Molly IdleRap A Tap Tap by Leo Dillon
Picture Books About Dance
197 books — 65 voters
The Warner Loughlin Technique by Warner LoughlinActor for Life by Connie de VeerThe Joy of Cooking by Irma S. RombauerThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Coming to Terms with Experience through Writing, Scott Oury by Scott Oury
Best Instructional Books for Learning Art Forms
117 books — 44 voters

High Fidelity by Nick HornbyEtc Etc Amen by Howard MaleA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganBel Canto by Ann PatchettKafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Best Novels About Music
66 books — 39 voters
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinBarnyard Dance by Sandra BoyntonDance of Thieves by Mary E. PearsonThe Spiral Dance by StarhawkDancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran
Dance in the Title
536 books — 36 voters

Oliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Killing Dance by Laurell K. HamiltonDancers in Mourning by Margery AllinghamSave Me the Waltz by Zelda FitzgeraldDancing Girls and Other Stories by Margaret Atwood
Dance Metaphors in Titles
163 books — 28 voters
Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildA Dream of Sadler's Wells by Lorna HillDancing Through Fire by Kathryn LaskyBallet for Drina by Jean EstorilEllen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary
Middle Grade Ballet & Dance Fiction
243 books — 27 voters

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananDancing for Degas by Kathryn WagnerMarie, Dancing by Carolyn MeyerDancing Through Fire by Kathryn LaskyThe Art Forger by Barbara A. Shapiro
Degas Fiction
17 books — 13 voters
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom RobbinsWaltz With Evil by P.D. RozziBlack Mamba Boy by Nadifa MohamedHula by Lisa SheaBallet Master by Cassie Mint
Types of Dance - Titles
157 books — 12 voters

A Company of Swans by Eva IbbotsonThe Melting Season by Celeste ConwayRoom 555 by Cristy WatsonLeap by Jodi LundgrenBunheads by Sophie Flack
SYTYCD
16 books — 11 voters
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day GeorgeA Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie CellierThe Night Dance by Suzanne WeynPrincess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day GeorgeSole of Secrets by Abigail Manning
Twelve Dancing Princesses Across Genres
45 books — 10 voters

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Melting Season by Celeste ConwayA Company of Swans by Eva IbbotsonBunheads by Sophie FlackDon't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Tutus
33 books — 7 voters
Stayin' Alive by Miriam Ann MooreHolly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie NarvaezBurn Baby Burn by Meg MedinaGlitter & Mayhem by John KlimaLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Disco Balls
13 books — 7 voters

The Wicker Man by Robin HardyThe May Day Mystery by Mabel Esther AllanGreenwitch by Susan CooperMaypoles, Crayfish and Lucia by Jan-Öjvind SwahnDeath in the Morning by Sheila Radley
May Day Festivities
72 books — 7 voters
Dances with Pucks by Debbie CharlesTake the Lead by Alexis DariaPas de Don't by Chloe AngyalCloser to Paradise by H StiningtonEyes on Me by Rachel Harris
Sports Romances: Dance
76 books — 7 voters

A Fireman for Christmas by Piper DennaTrouble Won't Wait by Autumn PiperSOS! I Love You by Katina JonesHearts Of Paradise by Jason SeearOne Hot December by Tiffany Reisz
Hot Holiday Reads
6 books — 6 voters
Doctor Ouch by Korney ChukovskyTchaikovsky by Ann RachlinFrog Bride by Antonia BarberThe Turnip by Harriet ZiefertThe Golden Cockerel by Elaine Pogany
Russia: children's books (part 2)
112 books — 6 voters

Looking for Little Egypt by Donna CarltonAncient Egyptian Dances by Irena LexovaWomen and the Fatimids in the World of Islam by Delia CorteseWhen a Bulbul Sings by Hawaa Ayoub1001 ORIENTAL DANCE MOVES by Nataša Kočar
Middle Eastern Dance - Past and Present
33 books — 5 voters
Stitchin' and Pullin' by Patricia C. McKissackGordon Parks by Carole Boston WeatherfordBrothers of the Knight by Debbie AllenDancing in the Wings by Debbie AllenJazz by Walter Dean Myers
Picture Books About Art by African-Americans
25 books — 2 voters

Easy by Tammara WebberCage by Harper SloanRhythm, Chord & Malykhin by Mariana ZapataAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsA Little Too Hot by Lisa Desrochers
Dirty Dancing
5 books — 1 voter
The Cat with the Crooked Tail by Once Upon a DanceAngelina on Stage by Katharine HolabirdGiraffes Can't Dance by Giles AndreaeFirebird by Misty CopelandBallet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
Best Dance Books For Children
7 books — 1 voter

The Bad News Bears by Richard WoodleyThe Mighty Ducks by Jordan HorowitzDisney's the Mighty Ducks by Debra Mostow ZakarinLittle Giants by Sheila BlackFace-Off! by L.E. Blair
Coed Sports
13 books — 1 voter

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