Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sandy Bell (28 Lists)



Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,084 voters
The Fountainhead by Ayn RandKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,412 books — 10,149 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellMayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerLife and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng
Memoirs by Women
3,014 books — 3,029 voters

The Almost Moon by Alice SeboldSaturday by Ian McEwanThe Shack by William Paul YoungOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Unfinished
179 books — 44 voters
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMansfield Park by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Must Read Classics
1,861 books — 4,647 voters
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey WoodFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussLove You Forever by Robert MunschThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
Best Children's Books
5,310 books — 6,706 voters

The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,507 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Best Books Ever
76,160 books — 283,127 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Best Books Ever Written
108 books — 68 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddAll the Names by José Saramago
Best Book Cover Art
12,382 books — 7,090 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Great Debut Novels
1,575 books — 1,473 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichThe Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
Books that Make you Laugh
3,505 books — 5,033 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,204 voters
Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best for Book Clubs
14,620 books — 18,453 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,438 books — 8,414 voters
The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriHowards End by E.M. ForsterThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters

Little Indiscretions by Carmen PosadasGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Food-Related Fiction
856 books — 602 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Ending
8,035 books — 6,081 voters

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. SobolThe Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,845 books — 10,506 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSkipping Christmas by John GrishamMansfield Park by Jane Austen
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezFranny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleOne for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,892 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 voters
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,874 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHowards End by E.M. ForsterThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonEvelina by Frances Burney
What to read when you've finished Jane Austen
528 books — 676 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk CrossCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsMansfield Park by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Must Read
29 books — 20 voters