Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kim (17 Lists)



Batman by Frank Miller
500 Essential Graphic Novels
939 books — 863 voters
Fables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
Comics I Recommend Highly
217 books — 75 voters

Annapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak by Maurice Herzog
National Outdoor Book Award winners, selected titles
29 books — 36 voters
High Exposure by David Breashears
Banff Mountain Book Festival Award Winners
171 books — 38 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerKilimanjaro and Beyond by Barry FinlayDark Summit by Nick HeilHigh Adventure by Edmund HillaryThe Climb by Anatoli Boukreev
Worshipping Mountains
166 books — 67 voters
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee
Art Books for Serious Students
33 books — 25 voters

The Book of Kells by Bernard MeehanEarly Medieval Art by John BeckwithEarly Netherlandish and German paintings by Alistair SmithVenice by Giandomenico RomanelliA History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel
Medieval Art (nonfiction)
133 books — 32 voters
Baroque by Rolf TomanThe Art of the Italian Renaissance by Rolf TomanMichelangelo by William E. WallaceGothic by Rolf Toman
Books about Sculpture
43 books — 15 voters

Star Wars by Matthew Woodring StoverStar Wars by Michael ReavesStar Wars by Kristine Kathryn RuschStar Wars by Barbara HamblyAmbush at Corellia by Roger MacBride Allen
Best Star Wars Books
462 books — 1,299 voters
Fables, Vol. 1 by Bill WillinghamSnow by Tracy Lynn
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,076 books — 11,671 voters
1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,537 books — 120,067 voters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Paranormal & Fantasy Books Set In The British Isles
332 books — 180 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Great sci-fi and fantasy you may not have read yet
87 books — 42 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteStuart Little by E.B. WhiteThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelLeft Behind by Tim LaHayeThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters
City of Glass by Cassandra ClareThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,270 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters