Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Matthew (15 Lists)



The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeBlow-Up and Other Stories by Julio CortázarChronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Amazing Latin American Author
7 books — 7 voters
The Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettThe Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin GrossmanExquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
Rooting for the Bad Guy
683 books — 1,467 voters
Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984 by Simon ReynoldsPlease Kill Me by Legs McNeil
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,438 books — 1,342 voters

Zero by Charles SeifeA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,599 voters
The Safety of Objects by A.M. HomesBlow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar
Collections of Short Stories
2,895 books — 2,040 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy ParkerThe Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley JacksonTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Best Twists
8,353 books — 8,965 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books You Can't Live Without
1,655 books — 1,184 voters
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Best Graphic Novels
3,451 books — 6,766 voters

The Big Over Easy by Jasper FfordeThe Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters
Codex Seraphinianus. Ein Orbis Pictus des Universums der Phan... by Luigi Serafini
Weirdest Books Ever
1,193 books — 1,184 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteMiss Lonelyhearts / A Cool Million by Nathanael WestNights in the Gardens of Brooklyn by Harvey SwadosNYC Go-Go by Yaroslav MogutinLetty Fox by Christina Stead
Tales of New York City
1,508 books — 1,218 voters

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le GuinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandBlindness by José Saramago
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,663 voters