Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lisa (27 Lists)



The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Strong Female Heroines!
443 books — 255 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
1,676 books — 1,398 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,156 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
All-Time Awesome Books
11,783 books — 7,524 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
The Arthurian Legend Retold
455 books — 747 voters
The Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellOutliers by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Sociology Books
556 books — 414 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
Favourite interpretations of the Arthurian Saga
68 books — 65 voters
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters

Lamb by Christopher MoorePlan B by Anne Lamott
Different Takes on Religion & Spirituality
1,386 books — 1,122 voters
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Books I Have Every Intention Of Reading This Year
7,785 books — 2,654 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,674 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,574 voters

The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,066 voters
The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,633 books — 11,246 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Myth and Folktale Retellings
628 books — 580 voters
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Epistolary Fiction
855 books — 846 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,400 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,481 books — 1,785 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Best of Mythic Fiction
683 books — 710 voters
A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria RussellLamb by Christopher Moore
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,417 books — 2,341 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Arthurian Fiction
476 books — 1,442 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,813 books — 2,140 voters

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,202 books — 25,709 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Historical Fiction
7,387 books — 25,574 voters

The Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteLamb by Christopher Moore
Favorite Books
14,234 books — 9,886 voters
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Best Humorous Books
4,312 books — 7,858 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleySiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters