Big Books of 2026

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



The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa GregoryThe White Princess by Philippa Gregory
Best Books by Philippa Gregory
28 books — 162 voters
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt ScamanderReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Books Becoming Movies in 2016
132 books — 850 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnDark Places by Gillian FlynnTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,801 books — 6,688 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenMatilda by Roald DahlThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters

Good to Great by Jim CollinsOutliers by Malcolm GladwellArt of War by Sun Tzu
Career Success
295 books — 391 voters
Cocaine Blues by Kerry GreenwoodShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
Books About Melbourne and Victoria
323 books — 109 voters

1984 by George OrwellLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Thought Provoking Books
531 books — 363 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregorySnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Historical Fiction
7,438 books — 25,627 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Feminist Books
2,554 books — 3,545 voters
The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
Best Books About Tudor England
612 books — 1,635 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best History Books
3,726 books — 3,764 voters
Night by Elie WieselThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Well-Written Holocaust Books
893 books — 2,888 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselWild by Cheryl Strayed
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,858 books — 6,381 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootNight by Elie WieselA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,759 books — 120,838 voters