Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Darrylk (12 Lists)



The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonThe Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'ConnorDeath Comes for the Archbishop by Willa CatherThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Best Catholic Fiction
363 books — 292 voters
Going Down Swinging by Billie LivingstonA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Wars by Timothy Findley
That Night in Toronto
212 books — 156 voters

The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonThe Heavenly Table by Donald Ray PollockHere Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-BennFive Roses by Alice Zorn
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
511 books — 1,999 voters
The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonThe Wonder by Emma DonoghueThe Memento by Christy Ann Conlin
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016 that are not part of a series
203 books — 298 voters

One Good Hustle by Billie LivingstonA Complicated Kindness by Miriam ToewsClara Callan by Richard B. WrightA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Scotiabank Giller Prize Winners and Nominees
147 books — 60 voters
The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonFor Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down by David Adams RichardsAnnabel by Kathleen WinterLouis Riel by Chester Brown
Oh, Canada!
1,345 books — 504 voters

The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Bay of Love and Sorrows by David Adams RichardsMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesRussian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
Decent ADULT books for ADULT readers
822 books — 328 voters
The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonThe Noise of Time by Julian BarnesWe're All in This Together by Amy Jones
2016 New Releases
51 books — 34 voters

The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonI'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Best Books of 2016
1,832 books — 2,783 voters
The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonI'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
2016 Best Books
287 books — 410 voters

The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonEnd of Watch by Stephen King
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,359 books — 6,391 voters
The Crooked Heart of Mercy by Billie LivingstonA Doubter's Almanac by Ethan CaninWhere My Heart Used to Beat by Sebastian FaulksShylock is My Name by Howard JacobsonWe Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
329 books — 700 voters