Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lizzy (10 Lists)



Headstrong by Rachel Swaby
Female Scientists
171 books — 106 voters
Cod by Mark KurlanskySalt by Mark KurlanskyTomatoland by Barry Estabrook
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters

Cod by Mark KurlanskyFour Fish by Paul GreenbergEating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky
Food & Drink Histories (nonfiction)
193 books — 41 voters
The Red Tent by Anita DiamantPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Chosen by Chaim PotokJoheved by Maggie AntonThe Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Jewish Historical Fiction non-Holocaust
313 books — 285 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Smart Summer Reads
12,643 books — 10,598 voters
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Palm Sunday by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vonnegut's Best
37 books — 631 voters

Last Child in the Woods by Richard LouvSharing Nature with Children, 20th Anniversary Edition by Joseph Bharat Cornell
Environmental Education
26 books — 8 voters
The King of California by Mark AraxLast Child in the Woods by Richard LouvCradle to Cradle by William McDonoughEating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Best Environmental Books
1,072 books — 1,201 voters

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezHow the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
Latin American Fiction
863 books — 1,155 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,953 voters