Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amanda (222 Lists)



I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Best Zombie Books
1,438 books — 3,076 voters
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHeartstopper by Alice OsemanHeartstopper by Alice Oseman
What We've Read So Far in 2023
5,240 books — 309 voters

Old God's Time by Sebastian BarryThe House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
Booker Prize 2023 Longlist
13 books — 40 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Great Mortality by John KellyPale Rider by Laura SpinneyThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston
History of Medicine
351 books — 158 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleRivers of London by Ben AaronovitchWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Books Set in London
787 books — 316 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Quiet American by Graham Greene
Cambodia and Vietnam
214 books — 161 voters

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiYou by Caroline Kepnes
Books in the Freezer Podcast
106 books — 43 voters
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraStay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Karen KilgariffThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonHelter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
Murderino Reading List!
189 books — 73 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books To Become An Informed UK Voter
133 books — 49 voters
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
How to run the UK Government; or, a reading list for aspiring PPEists
128 books — 20 voters

Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
Best 20th Century British (U.K.) History - 3.7 Stars and Up
143 books — 7 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Books of the Pod: A Crooked Media Reading List
225 books — 66 voters

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Politics
491 books — 460 voters
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Korean literature in English (fiction and nonfiction)
294 books — 217 voters

Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
553 books — 481 voters
Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiPerfume by Patrick SüskindThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Eurovision Book Contest
38 books — 8 voters

Stalingrad by Antony BeevorBerlioz, Vol. 1 by David CairnsThe Third Reich by Michael BurleighParis, 1919 by Margaret MacMillanPushkin by T.J. Binyon
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
16 books — 1 voter
A Message from Ukraine by Volodymyr ZelenskyRed Famine by Anne ApplebaumThe Gates of Europe by Serhii PlokhyEverything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerMidnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
Ukraine
59 books — 26 voters

Orkneyinga Saga by Joseph AndersonThe Outrun by Amy LiptrotChristmas at the Edge of the World by Kate HewittThe Boy with the Bronze Axe by Kathleen FidlerOrcadia by Mark Edmonds
Orkney Island Books
8 books — 3 voters
Player's Handbook by Wizards of the CoastMonster Manual by Wizards of the CoastXanathar's Guide to Everything by Wizards of the CoastDungeon Master's Guide by Wizards of the CoastVolo's Guide to Monsters by Wizards of the Coast
Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
48 books — 45 voters

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondōThe Little Book of Hygge by Meik WikingSpark Joy by Marie KondōThe Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell
Happy Simple Living
70 books — 26 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Foreign Language (non English) Book
1,078 books — 622 voters

Asterix the Gaul by René GoscinnyAsterix in Britain by René Goscinny
Best European Graphic Novels/Comics
875 books — 327 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books for Young French Students
26 books — 28 voters

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
Sympathy for the Devil
331 books — 319 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Absurdist Fiction
313 books — 286 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best Existential Fiction
449 books — 767 voters
Augustus by Adrian Goldsworthy
Best Books About Ancient History
455 books — 135 voters

Vegan Richa's Everyday Kitchen by Richa HingleVegan Richa's Indian Kitchen by Richa HingleVegan Eats World by Terry Hope RomeroAfro-Vegan by Bryant TerryJapanese Cooking - Contemporary & Traditional by Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner
Vegan Cookbooks by Vegans of Color
74 books — 11 voters
Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King
Best Native American/First Nations Fiction
579 books — 353 voters


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