Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Eleanor (10 Lists)



The Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterMelancholy of Mechagirl by Catherynne M. Valente
Best Short Story Collections
1,552 books — 856 voters
Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil GaimanThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterAngela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales by Angela CarterThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil Gaiman
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,799 books — 9,156 voters

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. ValenteThe BFG by Roald DahlThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Read-Aloud Chapter Books
1,177 books — 1,477 voters
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
A Kaleidoscope of Colors
2,424 books — 205 voters

Monstrous Regiment by Terry PratchettNight Watch by Terry PratchettReaper Man by Terry PratchettHogfather by Terry PratchettThief of Time by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
90 books — 997 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,127 books — 80,200 voters

The City of Dreaming Books by Walter MoersThe Labyrinth of Dreaming Books by Walter MoersThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Stories For Book Lovers
8,363 books — 8,453 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaCarpe Jugulum by Terry PratchettSnow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,794 books — 4,923 voters