Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Simon (12 Lists)



The Paying Guests by Sarah WatersThe Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2014
165 books — 695 voters
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel SparkThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeThe Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence SterneThe Comforters by Muriel SparkJane and Prudence by Barbara Pym
brit wit lit
42 books — 16 voters

Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon SilkoThe Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie by Ágota KristófWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Large Experimental Books by Women
87 books — 71 voters
Real World by Natsuo KirinoPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Enchanter by Vladimir NabokovDead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
Authors Name(s) Starting with "N"
252 books — 12 voters

Lo scrutatore d'anime. Un romanzo psicoanalitico by Georg Groddeck
Psychoanalysis in non-technical books (memoirs, novels, short stories, etc.)
18 books — 12 voters
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerAsh by Malinda LoThe Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi
Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance
2,517 books — 2,759 voters

The Price of Salt by Claire MorganThe Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,027 books — 2,651 voters
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence SterneErasure by Percival Everett
fiction in which the writing of a book features prominently
99 books — 49 voters

Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne WigginsSong of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Book Titles Based on Lines from the Bible
227 books — 62 voters
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,663 voters