Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amanda (24 Lists)



Steel Tree by Sarena Ulibarri
Nutcracker Retellings
63 books — 63 voters
Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki TakayaFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaBlack Butler, Vol. 1 by Yana TobosoVampire Knight, Vol. 1 by Matsuri HinoFruits Basket, Vol. 21 by Natsuki Takaya
Best Manga Books
650 books — 517 voters

Mermaids by Skye AlexanderThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mermaid Retellings
232 books — 110 voters
Poems New and Collected by Wisława Szymborska
Polish Books Published in English
336 books — 113 voters

The Circus of Forgetting by Barbara DuffeyGirlhood and Machines by Marie EliaOphelia Unraveling by Carol Berg
Dancing Girl Press
104 books — 5 voters
Circles of Hell by Dante AlighieriA Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees by Yoshida KenkōThree Tang Dynasty Poets by Wang Wei
Penguin Little Black Classics
127 books — 206 voters

Facing Our Fears by R.L. Stollar
Secular Nonviolent Homeschooling
23 books — 12 voters
Facing Our Fears by R.L. Stollar
Homeschooling Helps and How-to
54 books — 12 voters

Facing Our Fears by R.L. Stollar
Important Books About Education
67 books — 63 voters
Facing Our Fears by R.L. Stollar
Best Homeschooling Books
315 books — 379 voters

The Art of War by Sun TzuSir Gawain and the Green Knight by UnknownTristan and Iseult by Joseph BédierFrankenstein, or Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram Stoker
LibriVox Audiobooks
169 books — 63 voters
One Imbolc Gloaming by Elora BishopEntangled by Nikki JeffordDragon Rising by Tom FallwellDragon Wars by Rich ScribesThe Witch Chronicles by A.B. Wolverton
Cover Couples
1,079 books — 590 voters

Secondhand Memories by TakatsuMove「旅」 by TakatsuThe Fringe of District 24「二十四丁目の周辺」 by TakatsuAll's Well That Ends Well 「終わりよければ全てよし」 by Takatsu
Cell Phone Novels
7 books — 5 voters
The Goddess Test by Aimee CarterGoddess Interrupted by Aimee CarterThe Goddess Inheritance by Aimee CarterThe Dark Wife by Sarah DiemerPsyche in a Dress by Francesca Lia Block
Hades and Persephone
250 books — 994 voters

Cress by Marissa MeyerBraided by Elora BishopDon't Fall by Rachel SchieffelbeinStars on Dark Water by Shelley Chappell
Rapunzel Retellings
199 books — 126 voters
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
Best Manga of All Time
539 books — 994 voters

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Young Adult Road Trip Novels
383 books — 1,937 voters
A Titanic Journey Across the Sea, 1912 by Laurie LawlorPolar by Daisy Corning Stone Spedden
Best Titanic Books
168 books — 229 voters

Chick Ink by Karen L. HudsonThe Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)To the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfDiving Into the Wreck by Adrienne RichA Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Best Feminist Books
2,517 books — 3,519 voters
Japanese Death Poems by Yoel HoffmannBook of Haikus by Jack KerouacThe Essential Haiku by Robert Hass
Introduction to Haiku
40 books — 25 voters

Shadowland by Jenny Carroll
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,285 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniBrave New World and Brave New World Revisited by Aldous HuxleyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Vagina Monologues by V (formerly Eve Ensler)
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,084 voters

Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherShiver by Maggie StiefvaterThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,179 voters
Sign of the Crescent by Debbie Federici
Seeing Red
2,180 books — 462 voters