Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bee (30 Lists)



Corridors of the Night by Anne PerryThe Lake House by Kate MortonDreaming Spies by Laurie R. KingWho Buries the Dead by C.S. HarrisA Fine Summer's Day by Charles Todd
Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2015
200 books — 493 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,999 voters

The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,532 voters
When Maidens Mourn by C.S. Harris
Historical Fiction 2012 Releases - Which books are you looking forward to the most?
138 books — 1,092 voters

Pirate King by Laurie R. King
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,866 books — 14,652 voters
Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn
WORST Book Cover Art
505 books — 229 voters

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonTimeline by Michael CrichtonA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainDragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,957 books — 5,244 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieBorrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,154 books — 2,468 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Best of the Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
641 books — 2,231 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Younger Woman/Older Man
582 books — 673 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerScarlett by Alexandra RipleyPrep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottPersuasion by Jane Austen
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,651 books — 11,281 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingRachel's Holiday by Marian KeyesGood Grief by Lolly WinstonBy Bread Alone by Sarah-Kate LynchHens Dancing by Raffaella Barker
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,398 books — 4,617 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Popular Books that Annoy You
1,032 books — 2,011 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,438 books — 8,414 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Tales of New York City
1,508 books — 1,218 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierMistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,501 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,549 voters
Godless by Ann CoulterThe Secret by Rhonda ByrneLeft Behind by Tim LaHayeGossip Girl by Cecily von ZiegesarMein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,994 voters

The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersAirs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,230 books — 68,192 voters
An Echo in the Bone by Diana GabaldonThe Language of Bees by Laurie R. KingThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,031 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,816 books — 6,345 voters
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasBridget Jones by Helen FieldingThe Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters

The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl by Shauna Reid
Most Excellent Memoirs Relating To Bodies, etc
54 books — 88 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books on the Worst Books of All Time List That I Love
268 books — 891 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderEmily of New Moon by L.M. MontgomeryThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Favorite books from my childhood
4,425 books — 7,427 voters
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyOn the Road by Jack KerouacA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,605 books — 13,135 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Complete Novels by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Complete Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Can't Do Without
251 books — 89 voters
Le Divorce by Diane Johnson
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters