Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mallory (26 Lists)



The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Distance Running
14 books — 4 voters
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
227 books — 555 voters

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk KiddThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Best Books of 2020
1,564 books — 1,934 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Giver by Lois Lowry
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
100 books — 2,378 voters

Circe by Madeline Miller
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2018 Book Preview
100 books — 168 voters
Beauty by Robin McKinleyOf Beast and Beauty by Stacey JayHunted by Meagan SpoonerRose Daughter by Robin McKinleyCruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
YA Retellings of Beauty and the Beast
102 books — 160 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters
Night by Elie Wiesel
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,204 voters

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasThe Hidden Oracle by Rick RiordanThe Rose & the Dagger by Renée AhdiehThe Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,359 books — 6,391 voters
East by Edith PattouOf Beast and Beauty by Stacey JayRose Daughter by Robin McKinleyHeart's Blood by Juliet Marillier
Best retellings of Beauty and the Beast
344 books — 1,126 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinley
Classic Fairytales Retold
266 books — 227 voters
Cress by Marissa MeyerThe Blood of Olympus by Rick RiordanRuin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,471 books — 15,150 voters

Cinder by Marissa MeyerBeauty by Robin McKinley
Fractured/ Retellings Fairytales
280 books — 284 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenSeraphina by Rachel HartmanCinder by Marissa Meyer
Mock Printz 2013
87 books — 493 voters

The Last Guardian by Eoin ColferThe Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,087 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Well-Written Holocaust Books
890 books — 2,882 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleyRose Daughter by Robin McKinleyHeart's Blood by Juliet Marillier
Beauty and the Beast
705 books — 1,944 voters
Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldAirborn by Kenneth OppelBehemoth by Scott Westerfeld
Best YA Steampunk Books
217 books — 321 voters

Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
Most Anticipated books for 2011
221 books — 329 voters
The Atlantis Complex by Eoin ColferThe Time Paradox by Eoin ColferThe Lost Colony by Eoin ColferThe Opal Deception by Eoin ColferThe Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
Books With Nerdy, Geeky, or Genius Heroes and Heroines
1,145 books — 1,046 voters

Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldBehemoth by Scott WesterfeldGoliath by Scott Westerfeld
The Best Scott Westerfeld Book
51 books — 246 voters
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Girls disguised as Boys
850 books — 959 voters

Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
YA Novels of 2011
1,116 books — 6,648 voters
Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldAirborn by Kenneth Oppel
Best Steampunk Books
1,245 books — 4,096 voters

Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,813 books — 2,140 voters
I Am the Messenger by Markus ZusakOn the Jellicoe Road by Melina MarchettaThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Printz Award Winners and Honor Books
124 books — 967 voters