Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Erica (18 Lists)



Never Cry Wolf by Farley MowatThe Philosopher and the Wolf by Mark Rowlands
Wolf Nonfiction
181 books — 29 voters
Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1 by Ai YazawaAbsolute Boyfriend, Vol. 1 by Yuu Watase
Most Depressing Manga
94 books — 171 voters

The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker
Best Indie Fantasy Books
1,241 books — 1,430 voters
Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant
Animal Narrators in Adult Novels
103 books — 52 voters

Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica GrantExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Quirky Books
188 books — 114 voters
Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica GrantElla Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Delightfully Quirky Books
94 books — 70 voters

The Book of Animal Ignorance by John MitchinsonWhy Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? More Questions You'd Only A... by Mark LeynerWhy Do Cats Bury Their Poop? by Margaret H. Bonham
Best Bathroom Books
434 books — 71 voters
The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia
Robots, Androids, Gynoids, Cyborgs
354 books — 261 voters

The Drowning City by Amanda DownumThe Bone Palace by Amanda Downum
Necromancers
168 books — 96 voters
Refuge by Terry Tempest WilliamsNever Cry Wolf by Farley MowatThe Emotional Lives of Animals by Marc BekoffA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonKeeping a Nature Journal by Clare Walker Leslie
Best Nature Books
1,153 books — 781 voters

The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina SediaBoneshaker by Cherie Priest
Future Classics: Best science fiction by women written 2001-2010
155 books — 129 voters
The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina SediaThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggWide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Best Feminist Fiction
1,499 books — 2,672 voters

Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
The Best of Adult Urban Fantasy
587 books — 936 voters
Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,423 books — 12,563 voters

Marley and Me by John GroganWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe New Yorkers by Cathleen Schine
The dog dies...a cautionary list.
363 books — 248 voters
The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
139 books — 460 voters

The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha
Literature of Social Change
434 books — 315 voters
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
books with compelling young narrators
217 books — 176 voters