Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by EJ (13 Lists)



Blind Goddess by Anne Holt
Novels about Lesbian Sleuths
94 books — 37 voters
Carol by Claire Morgan
Lesbian Books and Happy Ever Afters
528 books — 495 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie WillisKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,957 books — 5,244 voters
Daughter of the Sword by Steve BeinThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe True Meaning of Smekday by Adam RexThe Thousand Names by Django WexlerSolitaire by Kelley Eskridge
Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
1,140 books — 840 voters

Stray Souls by Kate GriffinDaughter of the Sword by Steve BeinThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerShadowshaper by Daniel José OlderThe Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia
Non-Romance Urban Fantasy with Female Leads
37 books — 10 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersWildthorn by Jane Eagland
Lesbian Historical Fiction
151 books — 162 voters

Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz RyanDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Changelings by Rosette Willig
Grrlz2Men
68 books — 43 voters
The Drag Queen of Elfland by Lawrence SchimelThe White City by Elizabeth BearThe Dark Wife by Sarah DiemerThe Witch Sea by Sarah DiemerSinging the Dogstar Blues by Alison Goodman
LGBT positive SFF
530 books — 222 voters

Dragon of the Lost Sea by Laurence YepBrown Girl in the Ring by Nalo HopkinsonThe True Meaning of Smekday by Adam RexCity of the Beasts by Isabel AllendeKingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,514 books — 2,757 voters
Beloved Emma by Flora FraserEmma Hamilton by Norah Lofts
Cover Couples
1,079 books — 590 voters

Neuromancer by William GibsonI, Robot by Isaac AsimovSnow Crash by Neal StephensonNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters