Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kay (22 Lists)



Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier
Books set in Porto
271 books — 75 voters
Les Fiancés de l'hiver by Christelle DabosLe Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French Fantasy/Fantaisie française
127 books — 101 voters

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCourWe Were Liars by E. LockhartLet's Get Lost by Adi AlsaidTorn Away by Jennifer BrownNo One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale
2014 Contemporary YA
263 books — 1,867 voters
London by Edward RutherfurdRoma by Steven Saylor
Multi-period epics
33 books — 19 voters

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie BenjaminParis by Edward RutherfurdThe Firebird by Susanna KearsleyThe Serpent and the Pearl by Kate Quinn
Historical Fiction 2013
395 books — 2,108 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters

Thérèse Raquin by Émile ZolaThe Sweet Life in Paris by David LebovitzFrench Milk by Lucy KnisleyAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Books About Paris
712 books — 570 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. SmithGetting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonaldWanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard
2012 YA Contemporary Challenge!
239 books — 1,170 voters

Hallowed by Cynthia HandThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Calling by Kelley ArmstrongBefore I Wake by Rachel VincentThe Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
YA Novels of 2012
1,237 books — 10,182 voters
Bunheads by Sophie FlackWhere She Went by Gayle FormanStray by Rachel VincentSophomore Switch by Abby McDonaldSecret Society Girl by Diana Peterfreund
New Adult Literature
7,159 books — 3,936 voters

The Second Empress by Michelle MoranThe Queen's Vow by C.W. GortnerEmpress of the Seven Hills by Kate QuinnThe King's Concubine by Anne O'BrienThe Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Historical Fiction 2012 Releases - Which books are you looking forward to the most?
145 books — 1,093 voters
Insurgent by Veronica RothHallowed by Cynthia HandBefore I Wake by Rachel VincentThe Calling by Kelley ArmstrongUntil I Die by Amy Plum
Most Anticipated Books of 2012! {PNR, UF & PNYA}
625 books — 1,751 voters

Hallowed by Cynthia HandUntil I Die by Amy PlumThumped by Megan McCaffertyA Million Suns by Beth RevisPerception by Kim Harrington
2012 YA/MG Sequels
141 books — 778 voters
Mistborn by Brandon SandersonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Most Interesting Magic System
2,646 books — 8,767 voters

Something Borrowed by Emily GiffinSpin by Catherine McKenzieLove Walked In by Marisa de los SantosGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Best chicklit
778 books — 1,060 voters
Prada & Prejudice by Mandy HubbardThe Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
2009 Debutantes
58 books — 390 voters

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Books
1,903 books — 4,344 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenStardust by Neil Gaiman
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters

Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,988 voters
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Children's Fantasy
967 books — 1,110 voters

Stray by Rachel VincentMoon Called by Patricia Briggs
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,548 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierStardust by Neil GaimanThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Best of Mythic Fiction
683 books — 709 voters