Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gellis (16 Lists)



Yellow Wife by Sadeqa JohnsonThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Best Historical Fiction
7,388 books — 25,575 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin1776 by David McCulloughKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannAssassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
4,091 books — 1,492 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinTruman by David McCulloughThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Best American History Books
2,117 books — 2,487 voters
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Best Books of the Decade: 1850s
223 books — 301 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahDead Wake by Erik Larson
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,156 voters
Assassination Vacation by Sarah VowellUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandShadow Divers by Robert Kurson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters

Life in a Jar by Jack MayerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWarriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo BealsThe Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
Books You Must Read!
11,310 books — 7,269 voters
Life in a Jar by Jack MayerThe Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. GraffDaddy and Me by Je Moutoussamy-AsheSummer for the Gods by Edward J. LarsonDinner with the President by Alex Prud’homme
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,381 books — 10,355 voters

Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George OrwellGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books you have read more than one time
12,390 books — 7,721 voters
Life in a Jar by Jack MayerThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. GraffBlack Like Me by John Howard Griffin
Unforgettables
11,589 books — 7,366 voters

The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters
Life in a Jar by Jack MayerThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George Orwell
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,765 books — 16,555 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Recommended Nonfiction Books
3,959 books — 1,869 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellNight by Elie WieselThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters

Life in a Jar by Jack MayerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinWarriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo BealsManhunt by James L. Swanson
Best History Books
3,698 books — 3,731 voters
Life in a Jar by Jack MayerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. GraffKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,465 books — 119,821 voters