Big Books of 2026

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Don't Mess with Brett by David D. D'AguannoGoodnight, and Thanks for the Vodka [2002] by HarpieWe Got Zombies on the Lawn Again, Ma by Donnie SmithFreaks I've Met by Jans DonaldSkinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Funny irreverent novels
80 books — 125 voters
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseBlack Indian by Shonda BuchananHemlock and Sage by Tali Inlow
All Indigenous Peoples Books
423 books — 84 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Bone People by Keri HulmeThe Whale Rider by Witi IhimaeraPicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Books Written by Oceanian Authors
379 books — 59 voters
In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonMicronesian Blues by Cynthia MorrisKon-Tiki by Thor HeyerdahlThe Songlines by Bruce ChatwinNowhere Slow by Jonathan Gourlay
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Australia & Oceania
59 books — 56 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelPurge by Sofi OksanenThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
A year of reading the world
277 books — 51 voters
A Waltz for Matilda by Jackie FrenchJasper Jones by Craig SilveyPlaying Beatie Bow by Ruth ParkA Rose for the ANZAC Boys by Jackie FrenchRunner by Robert Newton
Australasia in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
166 books — 35 voters

The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Windup Girl by Paolo BacigalupiLagoon by Nnedi OkoraforBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Non US-Centric Science Fiction
83 books — 31 voters
The Bone People by Keri HulmeThe Whale Rider by Witi IhimaeraBridge of Clay by Markus ZusakGrowing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita HeissThe Swan Book by Alexis Wright
Task 8 #ReadHarder 2019 #ownvoices
119 books — 25 voters

Black Indian by Shonda BuchananGreen Grass, Running Water by Thomas KingSharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong WashburnFlight of the Goose by Lesley ThomasForty-Ninth by Boris Pronsky
More All Indigenous Peoples Books
154 books — 19 voters
Scoring the Player's Baby by Naima SimoneTelesa by Lani Wendt YoungThin Love by Eden ButlerRock Chick Reckoning by Kristen AshleyThe Chocolate Heart by Laura Florand
Pacific Islanders in Romance Novels
58 books — 17 voters

The Secret River by Kate GrenvillePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughForgotten Places by Johanna CravenWhen There's Nowhere Else to Run by Murray Middleton
Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
224 books — 16 voters
Ruth by Marlene S. LewisMister Pip by Lloyd JonesThe Creation of Animal Life / As Bilong Animal by Thomas H. SloneThe Undiscovered Country by Samantha GillisonA Soldier's Story of Expat Living - Cages of Smoke by Markham Turner
Papua New Guinea Fiction
36 books — 13 voters

In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Fatal Shore by Robert HughesKings in Grass Castles by Mary DurackMrs Kelly by Grantlee KiezaDark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
Best 'Australia' Non-Fiction Books
216 books — 11 voters
Sea People by Christina ThompsonCook by Nicholas ThomasWe, the Navigators by David LewisPacific Worlds by Matt K. MatsudaThe Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific by Geoffrey Irwin
Pacific Non-Fiction
167 books — 10 voters

Jake's Long Shadow by Alan DuffA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteForce of Nature by Jane HarperThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Bone People by Keri Hulme
Books Taking Place in New Zealand or Australia
282 books — 10 voters
Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret MeadWhere We Once Belonged by Sia FigielTales of the Tikongs by Epeli HauʻofaPago Pago Tango by John EnrightFrom Samoa With Love? by Hilke Thode-Arora
Books about Samoa
40 books — 8 voters

The Other Side of Us by Sarah MayberryThe Australian's Housekeeper Bride by Lindsay ArmstrongOutback Fire by Margaret WayThe Australian Tycoon's Proposal by Margaret WayMaster of Maramba by Margaret Way
Harlequin/Mills & Boon - Aussie & Kiwi Hero/ine
105 books — 8 voters
Othello by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
The Most Translated Books of the World
115 books — 8 voters

The Fatal Shore by Robert HughesDeep Time Dreaming by Billy GriffithsDark Emu by Bruce PascoeOutsider Art in Australia by Ulli BeierMr Bligh's Bad Language by Greg Dening
Australia, New Zealand, & Oceania History Books
91 books — 7 voters
Daedalus by Robert G. WilliscroftTwilight of the Gods by Ian W. TollKalyana by Rajni Mala KhelawanVolcanic Adventures in Tonga - Species Conservation on Tin Ca... by Ann GöthThe Legend of Tawhiri by J.E. Purrazzi
Polynesia, Oceania, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu
55 books — 7 voters

The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. LeeJahanara by Kathryn LaskyThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David MitchellLove in the Snow by Acton LizLost in Tokyo by Jenny Lynne
YA Asian Historical Fiction
29 books — 6 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRomance of Three Kingdoms by Luo GuanzhongPicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayFrom Samoa With Love? by Hilke Thode-AroraVolcanic Adventures in Tonga - Species Conservation on Tin Ca... by Ann Göth
Around the World in 80 (or More) Books
27 books — 5 voters

And No Birds Sing by Mark JaffeExplorations of Aotearoa by Max AllenRough Waters by Nancy Danielson MendenhallStorytellers at the Columbia River by Nancy Danielson MendenhallVolcanic Adventures in Tonga - Species Conservation on Tin Ca... by Ann Göth
Pacific Ecology & Environment
17 books — 5 voters
Where the Waters Turn Black by Benedict PatrickThe Story of Moana by Kari SutherlandThe Jade Hook by Awanui HamonThe Star-Crossed Woman by Maribelle CormackOcean Light by Nalini Singh
SF & F Atlas - Pacific Islands
17 books — 5 voters

Heaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng XiùMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi KawakamiA Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
Romance Books BEYOND the West
7 books — 2 voters
A Language of Limbs by Dylin HardcastleAbout a Girl by Joanne HornimanGreta & Valdin by Rebecca K. ReillyMedea's Children by Con AnemogiannisCounting Down by Courtney Clark Michaels
Queer Books Set in Oceania
26 books — 2 voters

Russia by Jilly HuntAlgeria by Lori McManusSouth Africa by Claire ThropVietnam by Charlotte GuillainNew Zealand by Mary Colson
Countries Around the World series
18 books — 1 voter

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