Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sharon (9 Lists)



The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeHillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonStiff by Mary Roach
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,206 books — 951 voters
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
2019: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2019
6,620 books — 865 voters

The Dovekeepers by Alice HoffmanThe Invisible Bridge by Julie OrringerMao's Last Dancer by Li CunxinThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best for Book Clubs
14,593 books — 18,427 voters
The Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,730 books — 16,438 voters

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea HandlerMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,878 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
4 and 5 Star Books
258 books — 140 voters

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThis is Where I Leave You by Jonathan TropperMy Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
Funniest Books Ever
270 books — 196 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
What To Read Next
20,276 books — 24,141 voters

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,368 books — 10,129 voters