Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Erica (33 Lists)



The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
Best of Kate DiCamillo
40 books — 13 voters
Salmon Wars by Douglas FrantzShadowlands by Matthew GreenFen, Bog and Swamp by Annie ProulxButts by Heather RadkeNight of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2022
59 books — 14 voters

American Eden by Victoria Johnson
Woo-woo Plant Science
161 books — 62 voters
The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr
Smells
629 books — 96 voters

The Unseen by Roy JacobsenEyes of the Rigel by Roy JacobsenA Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel AllendeThe Foodscape Revolution by Brie ArthurWhite Shadow by Roy Jacobsen
2021: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2021
6,717 books — 695 voters
What to Expect The Toddler Years by Arlene EisenbergHaving Faith by Sandra SteingraberHow to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber
Most Influential Parenting Books
397 books — 596 voters

Space Case by Edward MarshallFrankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex
Best Halloween Picture Books
751 books — 590 voters
Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty
Illustrated Black-And-White Books
82 books — 23 voters

Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty
Best Children's Books Most People Haven't Heard of...
1,688 books — 773 voters
Travels and Other Writings by William Bartram
Best Books of the 18th Century
375 books — 1,008 voters

Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al PerkinsDig, Dogs, Dig by James HorvathGoodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Voices & Sounds - Best Read Alouds for Young Children
984 books — 885 voters
Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel PuigThe House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Latin American Fiction
863 books — 1,155 voters

This Isn't What I Expected by Karen KleimanJust One Thing by Rick Hanson
Best Anxiety Books
87 books — 119 voters
Empire of Vines by Erica HannickelThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanThe Flower of Empire by Tatiana HolwayThe Brother Gardeners by Andrea Wulf
Nonfiction Books about Plants
416 books — 141 voters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendePerfume by Patrick SüskindOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Best Historical Fiction
7,405 books — 25,585 voters
A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Pulitzer Winners: History
106 books — 110 voters

Empire of Vines by Erica HannickelSam Patch, the Famous Jumper by Paul E. JohnsonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,990 books — 1,282 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,951 voters
The Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales by Charles W. Chesnutt
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,872 voters

Empire of Vines by Erica HannickelCity of Quartz by Mike DavisBecoming Mexican American by George J. Sanchez
California History
204 books — 46 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonDead Certainties by Simon Schama
Best creative history
10 books — 4 voters

The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk by Diana WestMedications and Mother's Milk 2012 by Thomas W. Hale
Breastfeeding
29 books — 12 voters
Empire of Vines by Erica Hannickel
Wine books
101 books — 38 voters

Empire of Vines by Erica Hannickel
Best Wine Books
112 books — 93 voters
Empire of Vines by Erica Hannickel
Wine Writing
64 books — 21 voters

Empire of Vines by Erica HannickelThe Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,226 books — 1,635 voters
Having Faith by Sandra Steingraber
Great Books for Doulas
92 books — 20 voters

Empire of Vines by Erica Hannickel
2013: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2013
2,957 books — 684 voters
Empire of Vines by Erica HannickelThe End of Night by Paul Bogard
NPR Best Books of 2013
138 books — 112 voters


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