Big Books of 2026

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



A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth OzekiThe Testament of Mary by Colm TóibínThe Luminaries by Eleanor CattonThe Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
2013 Man Booker Prize Longlist
13 books — 268 voters
Caught by Lisa MooreThe Crooked Maid by Dan VyletaThe Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud
2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist
10 books — 20 voters

The Emperor of Paris by C.S. RichardsonRu by Kim ThúyThe Imposter Bride by Nancy RichlerInside by Alix OhlinOne Good Hustle by Billie Livingston
2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist
13 books — 37 voters
The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg LarssonPost-Human by David SimpsonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsI, Robot by Isaac AsimovTrans-Human by David Simpson
Computers in Literature
241 books — 242 voters

Onstage, Offstage by Michael BubléThe Man Who Forgot How To Read by Howard EngelThe Long Hello by Cathie Borrie
Canadian Nonfiction
352 books — 90 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLife of Pi by Yann MartelIndian Horse by Richard WagameseThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence HillA Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Canadian Fiction
1,039 books — 605 voters

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Twin by Gerbrand BakkerThe Twin Dilemma by Carolyn KeeneThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Twins
159 books — 75 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michel FaberThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenLife of Pi by Yann MartelA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
IMPAC
205 books — 30 voters
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,723 voters

The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneThe Hidden Staircase by Carolyn KeeneThe Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn KeeneThe Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn KeeneThe Secret of Shadow Ranch by Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
63 books — 88 voters
Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe End of Marking Time by C.J. West1984 by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,990 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books Ever
76,113 books — 282,935 voters