Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Phyllis Runyan (28 Lists)



Chesapeake by James A. Michener
Your favorite books by James A. Michener
40 books — 4 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
What is your favorite book?
26 books — 8 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Best Bibliomystery Books
238 books — 108 voters
Hawaii by James A. MichenerThe Descendants by Kaui Hart HemmingsSharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
All Things Hawaiian
345 books — 182 voters

Ladies of the Lights by Patricia MajherThe Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
Lighthouses
456 books — 160 voters
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonThe Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Books About Librarians
454 books — 576 voters

Labyrinth by Kate MosseThe Treasure of Montségur by Sophy Burnham
Cathars, Catharism & the Albigensian Crusade
81 books — 31 voters
The Giver of Stars by Jojo MoyesCloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
My favourite books about books
150 books — 83 voters

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Books-about-Books
124 books — 65 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Princes of Ireland by Edward RutherfurdFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du MaurierIreland by Frank Delaney
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,359 books — 1,593 voters

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Most Reviewed Books
116 books — 28 voters
Year of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksFever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Fiction About Epidemics
131 books — 112 voters

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,878 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Humorous Books
4,349 books — 7,951 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisA Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Best Books with "Witch" in the Title
1,004 books — 119 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,403 books — 3,946 voters

Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,341 voters
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best True Survival Stories
418 books — 542 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Books Ever
76,691 books — 285,177 voters
The Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,237 books — 68,782 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettHood by Stephen R. LawheadLabyrinth by Kate Mosse
Best Middle Ages Books
1,225 books — 1,709 voters
Chesapeake by James A. MichenerThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomSacajawea by Anna Lee WaldoCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,629 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
994 books — 4,128 voters
World Without End by Ken Follett
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
434 books — 951 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,788 voters
Crossing Purgatory by Gary Schanbacher
Historical Fiction 2013
392 books — 2,114 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonThe Fiery Cross by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana Gabaldon
Best historical fiction novels
1,197 books — 1,013 voters
East by Edith PattouThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Goose Girl by Shannon HalePendragon by Stephen R. LawheadGrail by Stephen R. Lawhead
Books Based on Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, and Folktales
1,174 books — 699 voters