Big Books of 2026

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



The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KlunePiranesi by Susanna Clarke
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,925 books — 5,422 voters
Fence, Vol. 1 by C.S. PacatGiant Days, Vol. 1 by John Allison
Graphic Novels Featuring LGBTIQ+ Themes
1,061 books — 1,040 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,062 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Best Feminist Fiction
1,504 books — 2,673 voters

Feminism Is for Everybody by bell hooksBacklash by Susan FaludiWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Feminist Books
2,514 books — 3,516 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,205 books — 951 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann MartelEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanUnWholly by Neal ShustermanThe Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
Best Books Ever
76,081 books — 282,695 voters
Circe by Madeline MillerSurprise Me by Sophie KinsellaCinder by Marissa MeyerScarlet by Marissa MeyerThe Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Badass Female Leads!
1,496 books — 1,391 voters

Pandemonium by Lauren OliverThe Mark of Athena by Rick RiordanCinder by Marissa MeyerHidden by P.C. CastInsurgent by Veronica Roth
YA Novels of 2012
1,237 books — 10,182 voters