Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ann (78 Lists)



Atonement by Ian McEwanThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonFingersmith by Sarah WatersEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,348 books — 1,584 voters
The Eighth Life by Nino HaratischwiliThe House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto UrreaCommonwealth by Ann Patchett
52 Book Club 2021: #22 A Family Saga
96 books — 48 voters

Casting Off by Elizabeth Jane HowardThe Light Years by Elizabeth Jane HowardConfusion by Elizabeth Jane HowardInto Temptation by Penny VincenziMarking Time by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Best Family Sagas
618 books — 673 voters
Crossroads by Jonathan FranzenBeasts of a Little Land by Juhea KimMercury Pictures Presents by Anthony MarraFrench Braid by Anne Tyler
Booker Prize Eligible 2022
160 books — 217 voters

Violeta by Isabel AllendeSmall World by Jonathan EvisonFencing with the King by Diana Abu-JaberTrue Biz by Sara NovićThe Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Anticipated 2022 Literary Fiction
416 books — 387 voters
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian BarryOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyWhat She Left Behind by Ellen Marie WisemanFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Literary fiction and mysteries involving mental illness, psychiatrists and mental hospitals
57 books — 70 voters

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrChina Room by Sunjeev Sahota
The Milions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2021 Book Preview (July - September)
86 books — 33 voters
Crossroads by Jonathan FranzenThe Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
The Milions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2021 Book Preview (October - December)
53 books — 19 voters

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela GarciaThe Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2021 Book Preview (January - March)
84 books — 116 voters
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2020 Book Preview (September - December)
67 books — 167 voters

Next Year in Havana by Chanel CleetonThe Summer Country by Lauren WilligIsland Beneath the Sea by Isabel AllendeThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazConquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago
Historical Fiction - The Caribbean
75 books — 38 voters
Apeirogon by Colum McCannA Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2020 Book Preview (January - March)
74 books — 45 voters

The Raj Quartet by Paul ScottThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
Tales of the Raj
109 books — 31 voters
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsThe Kitchen Boy by Robert AlexanderWhite Gardenia by Belinda AlexandraNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Best Russian Historical Fiction
91 books — 39 voters

Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2019 Book Preview (April - June)
44 books — 50 voters
The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2019 Book Preview (January - March)
84 books — 43 voters

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian BarryGalway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
Best Irish Books
686 books — 604 voters
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
Best Irish Literature
632 books — 718 voters

White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn BrachtNext Year in Havana by Chanel CleetonThe Maze at Windermere by Gregory Blake SmithThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahThe English Wife by Lauren Willig
Historical Fiction 2018
420 books — 976 voters
Warlight by Michael OndaatjeThe Female Persuasion by Meg WolitzerThe House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2018 Book Preview
100 books — 168 voters

Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
Best Books About Dance
225 books — 194 voters
Highways to a War by Christopher J. Koch
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
329 books — 636 voters

Home Fire by Kamila ShamsieManhattan Beach by Jennifer EganMrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2017 Book Preview
76 books — 157 voters
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy TanThe Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,096 voters

Absalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerAll the King's Men by Robert Penn WarrenThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,574 voters
Days Without End by Sebastian BarryChristodora by Tim MurphyMoonglow by Michael ChabonThe Patriots by Sana KrasikovManhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2017
178 books — 240 voters

The Patriots by Sana Krasikov
Anticipated / Best 2017 Literary Fiction
176 books — 124 voters
The Refugees by Viet Thanh NguyenSwimming Lessons by Claire FullerPachinko by Min Jin Lee
February 2017 Buzz Books
24 books — 24 voters

The Refugees by Viet Thanh NguyenPachinko by Min Jin LeeSalt Houses by Hala Alyan
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2017 Book Preview
83 books — 165 voters
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2016 Book Preview
91 books — 166 voters


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