Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Marlena (13 Lists)



The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
Best Feminist Books
2,555 books — 3,546 voters
Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins
Best Self Help Books
2,286 books — 2,327 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Help by Kathryn StockettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddChocolat by Joanne Harris
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,282 books — 5,246 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddA Natural History of Dragons by Marie BrennanNight and Day by Virginia WoolfNew Spring by Robert JordanThe Journal of Dora Damage by Belinda Starling
Strong and inspiring heroines/female protagonists
96 books — 25 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,040 voters

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,911 voters
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
Mediterranean Melting Pot (III): Byzantium and Turkey
163 books — 209 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussEragon by Christopher Paolini
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,238 books — 25,850 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Help by Kathryn StockettChocolat by Joanne Harris
Best Books Written By Women
1,133 books — 401 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniSea of Poppies by Amitav GhoshThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk KiddChocolat by Joanne Harris
Unputdownables
537 books — 174 voters
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
India
1,025 books — 866 voters

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
Best Indian Fiction Books
918 books — 2,426 voters