Big Books of 2026

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



Deep Nutrition by Catherine Shanahan
Best Paleo/Primal Books
131 books — 146 voters
The Witching Hour by Anne RiceMinion by L.A. Banks
Best Paranormal Romance Series
1,425 books — 12,646 voters

The Living Blood by Tananarive DueImaro by Charles R. SaundersThe Hand I Fan With by Tina McElroy AnsaUgly Ways by Tina McElroy AnsaBaby of the Family by Tina McElroy Ansa
African American Science Fiction
263 books — 216 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Books You Want Everyone to Know About
8,458 books — 2,338 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneLes Misérables by Victor HugoWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Read These In School - Liked Them Anyway
340 books — 470 voters
On the Night of the Seventh Moon by Victoria Holt
The Best of the Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
641 books — 2,231 voters

First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
Eagerly Anticipated Books Remainder of 2009 and 2010
490 books — 1,415 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerLove Story by Erich SegalWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,915 voters

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,226 books — 68,016 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Recommended Reads
3,702 books — 1,532 voters

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,680 books — 16,362 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Books To Read Before I Die
145 books — 109 voters

Six Easy Pieces by Walter Mosley
Detective Fiction
1,187 books — 1,082 voters
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Books I'd Like to Read
55 books — 13 voters

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonA Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine HansberryThe Ways of White Folks by Langston HughesJubilee by Margaret WalkerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Best African American Books
1,043 books — 1,138 voters
The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden
Best Book Cover Art
12,381 books — 7,091 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Historical Fiction
7,386 books — 25,573 voters
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Favorite Books
14,232 books — 9,884 voters

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Classics Library
634 books — 522 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,873 voters

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,546 voters
Sugar by Bernice L. McFaddenThe River Where Blood Is Born by Sandra Jackson-Opoku
Best Books Ever
76,024 books — 282,401 voters

Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,509 voters
Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,170 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,780 voters

The Other by Thomas TryonInterview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters
The Time Machine by H.G. WellsTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerInvasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack FinneyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,346 books — 24,648 voters

Beloved by Toni MorrisonInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters
Sophie’s Choice by William StyronChildren of Dune by Frank Herbert
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters