Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gary Malmberg (6 Lists)



Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,814 books — 6,344 voters
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,283 voters

The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,084 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Jungle by Upton SinclairSophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Best Books Ever
76,082 books — 282,689 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenAlexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Best American History Books
2,120 books — 2,490 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters