Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Catherine (17 Lists)



Sarum by Edward RutherfurdThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksLondon by Edward RutherfurdThe Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,356 books — 1,586 voters
All Clear by Connie WillisBlackout by Connie Willis
World War II England
484 books — 198 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
1,107 books — 1,721 voters
The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George
Best Books About Tudor England
608 books — 1,627 voters

The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Best Quirky Books
101 books — 103 voters
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Books Every Psychology and/or Counseling Doctoral Student Should Read
1,350 books — 1,471 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,537 books — 120,054 voters
The Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters

All Clear by Connie WillisThe Winds of War by Herman Wouk
WWII Historic Fiction
1,456 books — 1,531 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingWorld Without End by Ken FollettDoomsday Book by Connie WillisYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
Apocalypse by Epidemic
260 books — 297 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Help by Kathryn StockettRebecca by Daphne du MaurierPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books For Mature Readers
337 books — 34 voters
Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingDifferent Seasons by Stephen KingThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Godfather by Mario PuzoJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,101 voters

Catastrophe by David KeysThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,046 books — 2,043 voters
The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy
Royal Fiction
525 books — 226 voters

The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George
The Tudors: Best Fiction and Nonfiction
108 books — 105 voters
Sarum by Edward RutherfurdDoomsday Book by Connie WillisLondon by Edward RutherfurdThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettYear of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
History through Novels: England/UK
307 books — 178 voters

The Shack by William Paul YoungEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertLies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al FrankenPortnoy’s Complaint by Philip RothMisery by Stephen King
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,874 voters