Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sandy (8 Lists)



A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
924 books — 2,381 voters
Arthur & George by Julian BarnesCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseFall of Giants by Ken Follett
Contemporary British Novels
507 books — 431 voters

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. RowlingThe Sandcastle Girls by Chris BohjalianThe Paris Architect by Charles BelfoureLongbourn by Jo BakerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
1,107 books — 1,721 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,061 books — 5,740 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Princes of Ireland by Edward RutherfurdWorld Without End by Ken FollettWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,348 books — 1,584 voters
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingBury Your Dead by Louise PennyThe Likeness by Tana FrenchBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelA Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,594 voters

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2013 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 818 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
76,076 books — 282,646 voters