Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nicholas (13 Lists)



The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Ghost Stories
1,485 books — 1,880 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Literary Horror
198 books — 141 voters

The World Rushed In by J.S. HollidayThe Age of Gold by H.W. Brands
Northern Californian history (nonfiction)
123 books — 36 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,871 voters

Bret Harte's Gold Rush by Bret HarteBy the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman
California Historical Fiction
279 books — 132 voters
The World Rushed In by J.S. HollidayCalifornia by Kevin StarrAmericans and the California Dream, 1850-1915 by Kevin StarrThe Age of Gold by H.W. BrandsRush for Riches by J.S. Holliday
California History
204 books — 46 voters

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Con Men, Gamblers and Hustlers
327 books — 143 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Books For Writers
135 books — 83 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Great American Novel
670 books — 1,091 voters
Bret Harte's Gold Rush by Bret HarteRoughing It by Mark TwainLife and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta by Yellow BirdCalico Palace by Gwen BristowJubilee Trail by Gwen Bristow
California Gold Rush Fiction
45 books — 47 voters

Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades by Oakley Hall
San Francisco Bay Area Fiction
445 books — 337 voters
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,106 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
100 Best American Authors
751 books — 615 voters