Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kathleen (9 Lists)



The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Hackers
151 books — 427 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
the ultimate Heroine
436 books — 517 voters

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Likeness by Tana FrenchCase Histories by Kate AtkinsonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Literary Mysteries
2,557 books — 4,627 voters
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPippi Goes on Board by Astrid Lindgren
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,243 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Female Character
1,025 books — 448 voters
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónCase Histories by Kate Atkinson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,664 voters

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezThe Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong KingstonThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Books of All Time for Teens
906 books — 1,113 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,629 voters