Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Laura (29 Lists)



To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Book to Screen Interpretation
579 books — 478 voters
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina BivaldA Crack in Everything by Ruth Frances LongThe Man from Primrose Lane by James RennerThe Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence AnthonyAn Otter on the Aga by Rex Harper
Best Lesser-Known Books
1,865 books — 1,120 voters

It by Stephen KingA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Woods Are Dark by Richard LaymonIsland by Richard LaymonAfter Midnight by Richard Laymon
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,194 books — 11,295 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingMarked by P.C. CastInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,877 voters

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina BivaldGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTorn Apart by James PattersonThe Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner
Books That Were Way Better Than I Thought They Would Be
10,647 books — 7,535 voters
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisWitch & Wizard by James PattersonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books With Witches
1,778 books — 2,404 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pulitzer Prize Winners-Fiction
99 books — 270 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMarked by P.C. CastLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,179 voters

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,057 books — 9,896 voters
The Doors of Stone by Patrick RothfussThe Winds of Winter by George R.R. MartinA Dream of Spring by George R.R. Martin
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
252 books — 3,789 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaCold Heart by Lynda La PlanteAbove Suspicion by Lynda La PlanteThe Red Dahlia by Lynda La Plante
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,556 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Belgariad Boxed Set by David Eddings
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,209 books — 25,723 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,668 voters
Marked by P.C. CastShiver by Maggie StiefvaterThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,283 voters

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Romance Books Everyone Should Read
3,288 books — 3,037 voters
The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence AnthonyAbove Suspicion by Lynda La PlanteLost and Found by Marilyn HarrisThe Guardian by Nicholas Sparks'48 by James Herbert
Best Books Ever
76,160 books — 283,130 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTorn Apart by James PattersonLost and Found by Marilyn Harris
Emotion Overload
1,077 books — 1,367 voters
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
I Fell In Love With The Man Or Men Of These Books!
1,692 books — 1,143 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Left Hand of God by Paul HoffmanRansom My Heart by Meg CabotThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
Juvenile Narrators in Books for Grown-Ups
214 books — 116 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Adult Fiction With Child Protagonist
218 books — 145 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,084 voters
Night in the Lonesome October by Richard LaymonAssassin by Shaun HutsonAsh by James Herbert'48 by James HerbertIsland by Richard Laymon
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,552 books — 1,503 voters

The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. AuelThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. AuelAlone in Berlin by Hans Fallada
Historical Fiction, House as a Character or Theme
235 books — 103 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Magicians' Guild by Trudi CanavanMarked by P.C. Cast
Most Interesting Magic System
2,646 books — 8,767 voters

A Shadow on the Glass by Ian Irvine
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,383 books — 10,356 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettSmashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,892 voters

Grundish and Askew by Lance Carbuncle
Best Unknown Books
2,344 books — 1,862 voters
A Dirty Job by Christopher MooreGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,631 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisStardust by Neil GaimanThe Shining by Stephen KingHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,099 voters