Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Barb Bailey (14 Lists)



Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,206 books — 4,464 voters

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Fiction we own, but I have not read
28 books — 10 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Shipping News by Annie Proulx
(Not) Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
100 books — 159 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
100 Best Books of All Time: The World Library List
100 books — 1,710 voters
God Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
1001 Books I'd Rather Die than Read
965 books — 864 voters

Not Afraid of Life by Bristol PalinConfessions of a Guidette by Nicole "Snooki" PolizziKardashian Konfidential by Kim KardashianA Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by Joseph NicolosiAmerica by Heart by Sarah Palin
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,323 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyNight by Elie Wiesel
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,204 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettPrayers for Sale by Sandra DallasLand Girls by Angela HuthThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
700 books — 1,190 voters
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Young Adult Classics
59 books — 119 voters

Miracles by C.S. Lewis
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,311 books — 3,513 voters
The Shipping News by Annie ProulxEye of the Needle by Ken FollettOut of Africa by Isak Dinesen
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,121 books — 1,848 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Winter Room by Gary PaulsenOut of Africa by Isak Dinesen
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,790 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Best Books Ever
76,085 books — 282,710 voters