Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Carla (10 Lists)



The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
Best Fiction Set in Ireland
815 books — 549 voters
15 Minutes of Play Improvisational Quilts by Victoria Findlay WolfeFit for Real People by Pati PalmerSew What! Skirts by Francesca DenHartog[ FIT FOR REAL PEOPLE BASICS A PALMER/PLETSCH INTERACTIVE DVD... by Marta Alto
Sewing Library
82 books — 43 voters

On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Best Books on Creative Life
509 books — 622 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Works of Pure Genius
731 books — 575 voters

Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffHow to Read a Book by Mortimer J. AdlerRereadings by Anne FadimanHow to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry by Edward Hirsch
Best Non-Fiction Books About Books and Reading
1,037 books — 531 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoBird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Cate's Top 28 Favorite Books
27 books — 5 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Most Deserving Newbery
106 books — 2,990 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyLes Misérables by Victor HugoLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books Ever
76,690 books — 285,168 voters