Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Renee M (12 Lists)



North and South by Elizabeth GaskellBleak House by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëEsther Waters by George MooreBarchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
Victorian Novels
213 books — 506 voters
The Artist's Way by Julia CameronThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertPeace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat HanhThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV
BEST MOTIVATIONAL/INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS
1,194 books — 1,036 voters

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
Best Books of the Decade: 1820s
200 books — 150 voters
Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell
Best Books of the Decade: 1850s
223 books — 301 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,203 books — 25,709 voters
The Soldier's Art by Anthony PowellThe Valley of Bones by Anthony PowellThe Military Philosophers by Anthony Powell
War and Travel on The Guardian's 1000 novels everyone must read
132 books — 69 voters

Nana, Vol. 1 by Ai YazawaVampire Knight, Vol. 1 by Matsuri HinoBlack Butler, Vol. 1 by Yana Toboso
Best Manga Book Ever
1,251 books — 3,946 voters
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Authors Starting With "X"
74 books — 38 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,285 books — 2,270 voters
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. SayersThe Thin Woman by Dorothy CannellCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,152 books — 2,466 voters

Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
What to read when you've finished Jane Austen
528 books — 677 voters
Great Expectations by Charles DickensHowards End by E.M. ForsterThe Man of Property by John GalsworthyWashington Square by Henry JamesEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
"Family & Self" on The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
148 books — 103 voters