Big Books of 2026

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Fallen from Grace by Laura LeoneFinding Home by Lauren BakerThe Duke by Gaelen FoleyCurio by Cara McKennaEscorted by Claire Kent
Best Courtesan/Gigolo Romances
147 books — 304 voters
The Forager Chefs Club by Rita Mace WalstonChocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggJulie and Julia by Julie Powell
Books That Make Your Taste Buds Water!
194 books — 141 voters

Chocolat by Joanne HarrisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Girl with No Shadow by Joanne HarrisThe Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Sweet Reads
87 books — 47 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeLittle, Big by John CrowleyLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Endicott's Mythic Fiction List
110 books — 97 voters

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussChocolat by Joanne HarrisThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Culinary Fiction
166 books — 112 voters
Chocolat by Joanne HarrisGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Foodie Novels
248 books — 165 voters

Chocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterJulie and Julia by Julie PowellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Nouvelle Cuisine
367 books — 249 voters
The View from the Cheap Seats by Neil GaimanThe Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne JonesA Slip of the Keyboard by Terry PratchettSteering the Craft by Ursula K. Le GuinTraveler of Worlds by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
Speculative Fiction: Literary Criticism, Essays, Non-Fiction
130 books — 29 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerUnanimity by Alexandra AlmeidaThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodKlara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Most Well Written, Literary Science Fiction/Fantasy
46 books — 23 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Flavorwire's 50 Excellent Fabulist Books Everyone Should Read
50 books — 30 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
698 books — 625 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Literary Fantasy
213 books — 100 voters


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