Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Mara (16 Lists)



Jane Savoie's Dressage 101 by Jane Savoie
Horseback Riding and Training
32 books — 9 voters
The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate by Eugene EhrlichThe Superior Person's Book of Words by Peter BowlerThe Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate by Eugene EhrlichTHE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY W/NEW INTRO BY MORRIS by Ambrose Bierce
Lexicographer's Stacks
21 books — 2 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best History Books
3,702 books — 3,736 voters
Supreme Power by Jeff ShesolThe Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
Supreme Court fanatics
77 books — 26 voters

Fraud of the Century by Roy Morris Jr.
Books about U.S. Presidential Elections (nonfiction)
115 books — 65 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinTruman by David McCulloughJohn Adams by David McCulloughWashington by Ron ChernowMornings on Horseback by David McCullough
Positively Presidential (nonfiction)
368 books — 69 voters

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Mental Hospital Nonfiction
88 books — 106 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Plot Twist
409 books — 652 voters

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
101 Books to Read - Nonfiction
307 books — 295 voters
Flow by Mihály CsíkszentmihályiHow We Decide by Jonah LehrerThe Paradox of Choice by Barry SchwartzSources of Power by Gary Klein
Behaviour change and social psychology: how people make decisions
266 books — 572 voters

The Executioner's Song by Norman MailerIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Killer of Little Shepherds by Douglas StarrTokyo Vice by Jake AdelsteinMind Hunter by John E. Douglas
Best True Crime
1,329 books — 1,886 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,316 books — 15,557 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
697 books — 579 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonHHhH by Laurent Binet
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
682 books — 497 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
World War II in the Pacific
164 books — 155 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,111 voters