Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Vonda (12 Lists)



Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Help by Kathryn StockettDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsA Painted House by John Grisham
Best Southern Books
826 books — 739 voters
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Best Historical Fiction
7,438 books — 25,627 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottMadeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Favorite books from my childhood
4,427 books — 7,435 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books Ever
76,693 books — 285,202 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Holy Bible by AnonymousA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,759 books — 120,847 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Most Interesting World
8,094 books — 4,798 voters

The Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomGlory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom
Best 1800s Historical Fiction
457 books — 283 voters
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonHill Women by Cassie Chambers
Appalachian Fiction
268 books — 322 voters

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Southern Gothic Literature
338 books — 501 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggWelcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg
Quirky Southern Fiction
970 books — 1,907 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Best Southern Literature
1,344 books — 2,573 voters
Hunger for Life by Andy Marr
Best Eating Disorder Books
448 books — 999 voters