Big Books of 2026

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



Catherine of Aragon by Giles TremlettElizabeth of York by Alison WeirWinter King by Thomas PennLady Jane Grey by Eric IvesEdward VI by Chris Skidmore
Tudor non-fiction
211 books — 67 voters
Dissolution by C.J. SansomDark Fire by C.J. SansomSovereign by C.J. SansomRevelation by C.J. SansomHeartstone by C.J. Sansom
Best Historical Crime Fiction
194 books — 72 voters

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia HighsmithWinter's Bone by Daniel WoodrellGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
700 books — 878 voters
I, Fatty by Jerry StahlThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchDissolution by C.J. SansomThe Prince and the Tobacco Lords by Margaret Thomson DavisBrat Farrar by Josephine Tey
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,226 books — 68,006 voters

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerI, Fatty by Jerry Stahl
Epistolary Fiction
855 books — 846 voters
The Queen's Bed by Anna WhitelockGod's Traitors by Jessie ChildsThe Forgotten Queen by D.L. BogdanBloody Mary by Hilda LewisElizabeth and Mary by Jane Dunn
Best Books About Tudor England
606 books — 1,625 voters

Marie Stuart by Stefan ZweigCatherine of Aragon by Giles TremlettMary Tudor by Anna Whitelock
From Adam's Rib? -- Women in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
275 books — 133 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerPerfume by Patrick SüskindPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo CoelhoDracula by Bram Stoker
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,079 books — 2,691 voters

The Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyDissolution by C.J. Sansom
Best Historical Mystery
2,069 books — 4,530 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,456 books — 119,759 voters

The Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory
Historical Fiction: The House of Plantagenet
207 books — 476 voters
Lulu in Hollywood by Louise BrooksI, Fatty by Jerry Stahl
Books about Silent Movies
171 books — 79 voters

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
I Don't Understand All That Fuss
1,019 books — 2,560 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters

The Vulcan Academy Murders by Jean LorrahDoctor's Orders by Diane Duane
Best Star Trek The Original Series Books
147 books — 76 voters