Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brie (21 Lists)



The Lost Ticket by Freya SampsonEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Authenticity Project by Clare PooleyThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Best Up Lit (uplifting reads)
124 books — 88 voters
The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama XIVDaring Greatly by Brené BrownRising Strong by Brené BrownThe Gifts of Imperfection by Brené BrownBraving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
52 Books to Change Your Year (Life)
107 books — 77 voters

The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama XIVThe Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Best Happiness Books
336 books — 431 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselI Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiSeabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,872 books — 1,773 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensA Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz
Favorite Christmas Books
1,515 books — 1,565 voters
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,855 books — 14,647 voters

Forrest Gump by Winston GroomBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisJurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Favorites of the Fantasy Book Club
812 books — 1,732 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Giver by Lois LowryNight by Elie Wiesel
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,675 books — 10,284 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,072 books — 11,672 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Young Adult Books
13,124 books — 80,174 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,999 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregorySeabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,605 books — 13,135 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyAssassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,299 books — 1,618 voters

Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse TysonOrigins by Neil deGrasse TysonBig Bang by Simon SinghA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,599 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,438 books — 8,414 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,719 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Historical Fiction
7,396 books — 25,578 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters