Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dona (25 Lists)



The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyHawk of May by Gillian BradshawThe Pendragon by Catherine Christian
The Arthurian Legend Retold
455 books — 747 voters
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. RossJuly 7th by Jill McCorkleThe Help by Kathryn StockettGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenHissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews
Quirky Southern Fiction
968 books — 1,906 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Worlds You Wish You Lived In
106 books — 60 voters
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Fun/Playful Magic Realism
50 books — 57 voters

Mama Day by Gloria NaylorBeloved by Toni Morrison
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,518 voters
The Borrowers Aloft by Mary Norton
Best Books 1961
152 books — 76 voters

The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook by Matt Lee
Best Cookbooks
1,439 books — 1,106 voters
The Foods of the Greek Islands by Aglaia Kremezi
Best Ethnic Cookbooks
317 books — 144 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Greatest Russian Novels of All Time
196 books — 499 voters
Mama Day by Gloria Naylor
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,574 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Quincunx by Charles Palliser
Best neo-victorian novels
117 books — 206 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite books from my childhood
4,420 books — 7,427 voters

The Quincunx by Charles Palliser
Best Unappreciated Books
4,358 books — 2,203 voters
He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,872 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Historical Fiction
7,405 books — 25,585 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Best of Daphne du Maurier
33 books — 158 voters

Barefoot Contessa Family Style by Ina GartenZuppa by Anne BianchiRecipes by Susan SpungenBarefoot Contessa at Home by Ina GartenThe Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
Best Cookbooks Ever
547 books — 216 voters
Trattoria by Mary Beth ClarkThe Silver Spoon by Clelia D'Onofrio
Best Italian Cookbooks
156 books — 58 voters

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,253 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierPossession by A.S. ByattMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du MaurierThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Art & Artists in Fiction
930 books — 1,105 voters

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,844 books — 10,505 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Both the book and the movie are good!
635 books — 321 voters

Still Life by Louise Penny
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,532 books — 2,677 voters
How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,993 voters

Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott DavidsonAunt Dimity's Death by Nancy AthertonDeath on Demand by Carolyn G. HartDeath of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,154 books — 2,468 voters