Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Anisha (22 Lists)



The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,236 books — 25,848 voters
The Pisces by Melissa BroderAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesNormal People by Sally RooneyCirce by Madeline MillerMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 Longlist
16 books — 42 voters

The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist 2018
16 books — 23 voters
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Depression and Mental Illness
558 books — 487 voters

The Mare by Mary GaitskillThe Gustav Sonata by Rose TremainFirst Love by Gwendoline Riley
Baileys Women's Prize For Fiction Longlist 2017
16 books — 58 voters
The Sellout by Paul BeattyThe North Water by Ian McGuire
Man Booker 2016 Longlist
13 books — 97 voters

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Man Booker 2015 Long List
13 books — 174 voters
Emma by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,878 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Feminist Books
2,554 books — 3,545 voters
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Best Christmas Holiday Books
700 books — 670 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Winter Reads
10,115 books — 2,757 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,759 books — 120,833 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelPerfume by Patrick SüskindThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
Best Historical Fiction
7,438 books — 25,627 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Young Adult Books
13,128 books — 80,201 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Storm of Swords 1 by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Best Imaginative Fiction
25 books — 23 voters
Emma by Jane AustenA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëMansfield Park by Jane AustenJude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Penguin English Library
137 books — 444 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,673 books — 12,177 voters
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books Ever
76,690 books — 285,185 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellRiver God by Wilbur SmithThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,527 books — 2,774 voters
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsOne Night in Winter by Simon Sebag MontefioreTatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons
Historical Fiction: Russia
307 books — 476 voters