Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Patrick Sanders (12 Lists)



The Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison BechdelThe Price of Salt by Claire Morgan
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,026 books — 2,650 voters
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,547 voters

The Tempest by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareAs You Like It by William ShakespeareKing Henry IV, Part 1 by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Best of William Shakespeare
103 books — 1,239 voters
Great Expectations by Charles DickensLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleDavid Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,871 voters

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsLetter to a Christian Nation by Sam HarrisThe End of Faith by Sam Harris
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,323 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe World According to Garp by John IrvingA Widow for One Year by John IrvingUntil I Find You by John Irving
Best of John Irving
27 books — 344 voters

The Holy Longing by Ronald RolheiserThe Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J.M. NouwenSurprised by Hope by N.T. WrightQuest for the Living God by Elizabeth A. JohnsonLight from Light by Louis Dupré
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,313 books — 3,515 voters
The Dead Zone by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,875 voters

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinCorvus by Paul KearneyBest Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieAn Autumn War by Daniel AbrahamThe Warrior Prophet by R. Scott Bakker
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,057 books — 9,896 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyNazareth Hill by Ramsey CampbellThe Hellfire Club by Peter Straub
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,446 voters

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonThe Road by Cormac McCarthyFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,188 books — 28,376 voters
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,873 voters