Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Andrew (57 Lists)



In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteWise Blood by Flannery O'ConnorThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
Best Southern Gothic Literature
337 books — 500 voters
Case Closed by Gerald Posner
Best Books on Sixties History (Non-Fiction)
189 books — 42 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Space Opera
1,081 books — 1,788 voters
Utopia by Thomas More
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 541 voters

Beowulf by UnknownSir Gawain and the Green Knight by UnknownChaucer's Canterbury Tales by Marcia WilliamsLe Morte D'Arthur, Volume I by Thomas MaloryThe Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
Books Important to Scholars of the Middle Ages
195 books — 42 voters
The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself by Teresa de ÁvilaInterior Castle by Teresa de Ávila
Saint Teresa of Ávila
42 books — 4 voters

The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church by Vladimir LosskyInterior Castle by Teresa de ÁvilaThe Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself by Teresa de ÁvilaRevelations of Divine Love by Julian of NorwichThe Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism by Bernard McGinn
Christian Mysticism
57 books — 19 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Road by Cormac McCarthyLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Stand by Stephen KingRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,227 voters

Chronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanNo One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry HopkinsLove, Janis by Laura JoplinThe Beatles by Bob SpitzU2 by U2 by U2
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,440 books — 1,343 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyLord of the Flies by William GoldingHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Darkest Books of All Time
1,275 books — 1,716 voters

The Terror by Dan SimmonsThe Shining by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Exorcist by William Peter BlattyHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Best Modern Horror Novels
322 books — 254 voters
Confessions by Augustine of HippoThe Inferno by Dante AlighieriThe Imitation of Christ by Thomas à KempisCity of God by Augustine of HippoParadise Lost by John Milton
Catholic Classics & Literature
82 books — 6 voters

On the Incarnation by Athanasius of AlexandriaCity of God by Augustine of HippoThe Christian Tradition 1 by Jaroslav PelikanThe Christian Tradition 3 by Jaroslav PelikanThe Christian Tradition 2 by Jaroslav Pelikan
Protestants for Patristics
122 books — 10 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Road by Cormac McCarthyAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,953 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
529 books — 1,888 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacTwister by Michael Crichton
Best Books for a Roadtrip
102 books — 32 voters

Night Film by Marisha PesslThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldUseless Magic by Florence WelchMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Between Two Books
100 books — 26 voters
The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerPet Sematary by Stephen King
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,446 voters

1776 by David McCullough
Best American History Books
2,123 books — 2,494 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxDracula by Bram StokerA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayThe Stand by Stephen King
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,744 books — 8,880 voters

The Shining by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingThe Stand by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerThe Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,975 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreV for Vendetta by Alan MooreBatman by Frank MillerBatman by Frank Miller
500 Essential Graphic Novels
939 books — 863 voters

Lost Stars by Claudia GrayBloodline by Claudia GrayStar Wars by James LucenoThrawn by Timothy Zahn
Best New Star Wars Canon Books
161 books — 581 voters
World Without End by Ken Follett
Contemporary British Novels
507 books — 431 voters

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWatchmen by Alan MooreAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Best Book Cover Art
12,384 books — 7,091 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughBonhoeffer by Eric MetaxasThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine of HippoChurchill by Martin Gilbert
Best Biographies
1,660 books — 2,941 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Histories by HerodotusThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward GibbonHistory of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
Best History Books
3,702 books — 3,736 voters
The Making of Star Wars by J.W. RinzlerThe Making of The Empire Strikes Back by J.W. RinzlerAs You Wish by Cary ElwesThe Making of Return of the Jedi by J.W. RinzlerFuture Noir by Paul M. Sammon
Legendary Pics Revisited
118 books — 10 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteColumbine by Dave CullenTornado Watch Number 211 by John G. Fuller
Books about Horrible Tragedies or Disasters
264 books — 61 voters
Twister by Michael Crichton
Strange Weather
77 books — 14 voters


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