Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bec (14 Lists)



Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersAll Systems Red by Martha Wells
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,953 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakSo Much to Tell You by John MarsdenLetters From the Inside by John MarsdenSeven Little Australians by Ethel TurnerObernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
Favourite Aussie YA books
576 books — 963 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWe Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Chimney Sweeper's Boy by Barbara VineThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Go-Between by L.P. Hartley
Popular Penguins
200 books — 102 voters
Hatchet by Gary PaulsenLord of the Flies by William GoldingNight by Elie WieselLife of Pi by Yann MartelMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Best Survival Stories
1,153 books — 1,606 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineBeauty by Robin McKinleyThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanStardust by Neil Gaiman
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,160 voters
The Giver by Lois Lowry1984 by George OrwellA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,650 books — 11,276 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienThe Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
The Most Deserving Newbery
115 books — 3,000 voters
Spirit Filled Life Bible by Anonymous
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,282 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,102 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Give it a miss
300 books — 69 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Books Ever
76,097 books — 282,755 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Best Young Adult Books
13,124 books — 80,172 voters