Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Plethora (36 Lists)



The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas AdamsThe Book of Fantasy by Jorge Luis Borges
Best Crossover Books
201 books — 82 voters
This Is Going to Hurt by Adam KayWeave World by Clive BarkerAnyone by Charles SouleA Winter's Promise by Christelle DabosThe Witches of St. Petersburg by Imogen Edwards-Jones
Color: 85%+ Blue
54 books — 10 voters

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. SchmidtWednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day GeorgeMonday Mourning by Kathy ReichsTuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate RacculiaMrs. Tuesday's Departure by Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson
Title: Day of Week
27 books — 8 voters
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Series: Trilogies
7 books — 4 voters

Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang
Color: 85% Green
19 books — 8 voters
Courting Darkness by Robin LaFeversThe Serpent and the Pearl by Kate QuinnMidnight Thief by Livia BlackburneThe Cerulean by Amy EwingThe Clockwork Dagger by Beth Cato
Series: Duology
9 books — 1 voter

Northanger Abbey by Jane AustenMy Soul to Keep by Rachel VincentThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan BradleyStargazer by Claudia GrayDangerous by Amanda Quick
Color: 85%+ Violet
9 books — 1 voter
Stargazer by Claudia GrayThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan BradleyDangerous by Amanda QuickKant's Transcendental Proof of Realism by Kenneth R. WestphalEnslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter
Color: 95%+ Violet
5 books — 1 voter

Weave World by Clive BarkerAnyone by Charles Soule
Color: 95%+ Blue
2 books — 1 voter
Gone with the Whisker by Laurie CassFirework Kisses and Summertime Wishes by Linda WestFirework Fiasco by Kathi DaleyA Catered Fourth of July by Isis CrawfordNew Year's with the Single Dad by Whitley Cox
Cover: Fireworks
18 books — 4 voters

Schooled by Gordon KormanMother's Day Murder by Leslie Meier
Color: 85%+ Yellow
10 books — 4 voters
Romancing the Duke by Tessa DareCart and Cwidder by Diana Wynne JonesWhat Goes on Tour by Claire BostonThe Big Blowdown by George P. PelecanosQueen's Own Fool by Jane Yolen
Series: Quartets
13 books — 5 voters

Chaos by Tom O'NeillThe Time Regulation Institute by Ahmet Hamdi TanpınarAt Home by Bill BrysonLife and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo YanEligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Color: 85%+ Red (mid-length books)
12 books — 3 voters
A Winter's Promise by Christelle DabosSleepless in Manhattan by Sarah MorganAn Elegant Defense by Matt RichtelLegacy of the Clockwork Key by Kristin BaileyThe Witches of St. Petersburg by Imogen Edwards-Jones
Color: 85%+ Blue (mid-length books)
14 books — 6 voters

New Year's with the Single Dad by Whitley CoxA Catered New Year's Eve by Isis CrawfordNot Another New Year's by Christie RidgwayNew Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier
Holiday: New Year's
4 books — 1 voter
Dyeing Season by Karen MacInerneyReconciled for Easter by Noelle AdamsA Baby for Easter by Noelle AdamsEaster Bunny Murder by Leslie Meier
Holiday: Easter
8 books — 11 voters

A Catered Fourth of July by Isis CrawfordKnee High by the Fourth of July by Jess LoureyFourth of July by Cami CheckettsA Watery Death by Joyce LaveneKnockdown by Sarah Graves
Holiday: Fourth of July
33 books — 6 voters
Mother's Day Murder by Leslie MeierMother's Day, Muffins, and Murder by Sara Rosett
Holiday: Mother's Day
6 books — 3 voters

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Greenest Books Ever
2,491 books — 590 voters
Wren's Quest by Sherwood Smith
YA Second World Fantasy
561 books — 739 voters

The Race for Paris by Meg Waite ClaytonSixty Lights by Gail JonesEight Girls Taking Pictures by Whitney OttoBenjo by Shira OhayonSnapshot by Beau Hall
Camera on the cover
66 books — 18 voters
Flights of Fancy by Jen Turano
Mistaken/Hidden Identity Romance !
327 books — 224 voters

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahBritt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik BackmanMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanThe Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
2017: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,707 books — 203 voters
Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon MullThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanSecrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon MullKeys to the Demon Prison by Brandon MullTiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,160 voters

Crystal Carousel by Louis MancoCarousel by Chris TurnbullThe Rx Carousel by Tebbutt AnthonyCarousel Of Secrets by Anne BakerLike Carousels by Nia Hogan
Carousel Covers
50 books — 15 voters
Clutch of Constables by Ngaio Marsh
Cruises
277 books — 89 voters

Battle of the Ampere by Richard Paul Evans
Books Set in Peru
51 books — 24 voters
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik BackmanGone-Away Lake by Elizabeth EnrightFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Book Titles with Hyphens
789 books — 47 voters

Fractured by Karin Slaughter
Hand and Glove
1,381 books — 147 voters
Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,816 books — 6,345 voters


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