Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Robert (28 Lists)



War and Peace by Leo TolstoyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,878 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonSixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. ParkerThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe Goblin Emperor by Katherine AddisonThe Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,911 voters

Normal People by Sally Rooney
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019
100 books — 43 voters
Bad Blood by John CarreyrouHow Democracies Die by Daniel ZiblattBullshit Jobs by David GraeberFire and Fury by Michael WolffEnlightenment Now by Steven Pinker
Best Non-Fiction of 2018
362 books — 284 voters

Trump Revealed by Michael KranishFire and Fury by Michael WolffSiege by Michael WolffFear by Bob Woodward
Trump Tell-alls
256 books — 74 voters
Trump Revealed by Michael KranishA Very Stable Genius by Philip RuckerFire and Fury by Michael WolffSiege by Michael WolffFear by Bob Woodward
Books About, By or Involving Donald Trump
508 books — 84 voters

Capital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyAusterity by Mark BlythThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanMisbehaving by Richard H. ThalerBullshit Jobs by David Graeber
Economics Published in Decade: 2010s
80 books — 17 voters
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven PinkerBullshit Jobs by David GraeberThe Origins of Political Order by Francis FukuyamaThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Price of Inequality by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Sociology Published in Decade: 2010s
121 books — 31 voters

Asking For It by Louise O'NeillThe Poor Mouth by Flann O'BrienThe Dark by John McGahernThe Dirty Dust by Máirtín Ó CadhainAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Best Irish Literature
632 books — 720 voters
The Dark by John McGahernAsking For It by Louise O'NeillThe Commitments by Roddy DoyleNormal People by Sally RooneyAmongst Women by John McGahern
Best Fiction Set in Ireland
815 books — 549 voters

Normal People by Sally RooneyMilkman by Anna Burns
The 2018 Man Booker Prize Longlist
13 books — 91 voters
A Curable Romantic by Joseph SkibellThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Esperanto in English Language Fiction
17 books — 5 voters

Complete Esperanto by Judith MeyerGerda Malaperis! by Claude Piron
Best books for learning Esperanto
9 books — 9 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonMistborn by Brandon SandersonWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Well of Ascension by Brandon SandersonThe Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Best Brandon Sanderson Books
58 books — 694 voters

Mistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,087 books — 11,754 voters
Mort by Terry PratchettSmall Gods by Terry PratchettGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettFeet of Clay by Terry PratchettReaper Man by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
90 books — 997 voters

Star in a Night Sky by Paul GubbinsHomoj de Putin. La silenta plimulto de Rusio by Kalle KniiviläIdoj de la imperio. La rusoj en Baltio by Kalle KniiviläKrimeo estas nia. Reveno de la imperio by Kalle KniiviläLa danĝera lingvo by Ulrich Lins
Best Esperanto Books
99 books — 27 voters
General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckHomage to Catalonia by George OrwellThe Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,255 voters

General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinDas Kapital by Karl MarxThe Holy Bible by Anonymousالقرآن الكريم by Anonymous
The Most Influential Books
1,461 books — 5,286 voters
Jesus, Interrupted by Bart D. EhrmanGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsWhy I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Rel... by Bertrand Russell
Notable Atheist Books
552 books — 949 voters

General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesThe Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 by Paul KrugmanThe Economics Anti-Textbook by Roderick HillFreefall by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Introduction to Economics
22 books — 17 voters
War and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,873 books — 6,998 voters

General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesDebunking Economics by Steve KeenThe Economics Anti-Textbook by Roderick HillEconomists and the Powerful by Norbert Häring23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang
Keynesian & Heterodox Economics
35 books — 25 voters
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckEast of Eden by John SteinbeckIn Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
44 books — 210 voters

The Good Room by David McWilliamsThe Untouchables by Shane RossThe Big Lie by Gene KerriganShip of Fools by Fintan O'TooleEnough is Enough by Fintan O'Toole
Ireland's Boom And Bust
19 books — 4 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueAnimal Farm by George OrwellWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Books Ever
76,717 books — 285,163 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,081 books — 5,745 voters
Debunking Economics by Steve KeenCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyThe Economics Anti-Textbook by Roderick HillGeneral Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard KeynesThe Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 by Paul Krugman
Best Economics Books
451 books — 520 voters